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In a pictured, shared by the New York Times, a police flier with the surveillance footage pictures of the shooting can be seen pinned to a nearby lamppost.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The crowd gathered along Sixth Avenue can be heard shouting and screaming as the balloon first veers left, then right, before being punctured by a lamppost, leaving a gaping hole in the smiling character’s right side.
—John Russell, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Between them, lampposts are hung with wreaths and swooping scallops of garlands.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
The director Craig Zobel and I talked a lot about a broken lamppost.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The crowd gathered along Sixth Avenue can be heard shouting and screaming as the balloon first veers left, then right, before being punctured by a lamppost, leaving a gaping hole in the smiling character’s right side.
—John Russell, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Between them, lampposts are hung with wreaths and swooping scallops of garlands.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
The director Craig Zobel and I talked a lot about a broken lamppost.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Lamppost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lamppost. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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lamppost
noun
lamp·post
ˈlam(p)-ˌpōst 
: a post supporting a usually outdoor lamp or lantern
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