Statue of Liberty
noun phrase
1
: a large copper statue of a woman holding a torch aloft in her right hand located on Liberty Island in New York harbor
2
: a trick play in football in which the ballcarrier takes the ball from the raised hand of a teammate who is faking a pass
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The poll comes after a French politician called for the Statue of Liberty to be returned to France, which gifted the 305-foot sculpture to the U.S. in 1884.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Its wartime atmosphere gives it a sense of dread all its own and its set pieces are all doozies, especially the Statue of Liberty climax.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Who Wants the Statue of Liberty Back Biden's press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, said in July 2023 that 99 percent of records associated with Kennedy's assassination were available for public consumption via NARA.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The White House has no plans to return the Statue of Liberty to France.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Its wartime atmosphere gives it a sense of dread all its own and its set pieces are all doozies, especially the Statue of Liberty climax.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Who Wants the Statue of Liberty Back Biden's press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, said in July 2023 that 99 percent of records associated with Kennedy's assassination were available for public consumption via NARA.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The White House has no plans to return the Statue of Liberty to France.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Statue of Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Statue%20of%20Liberty. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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