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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Off the coast of Rhode IslandAP — Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region.
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Jennifer McDermott, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Other depictions include the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and scenes of the Great Plains, mountains and islands.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Its replacement, which stands taller than the Statue of Liberty and took about two decades to make, is reportedly expected to contain the entire disaster site for a century.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Despont was, after all, the architect and designer hired to take on the $60 million centennial restoration of the Statue of Liberty completed in 1986.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer McDermott, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Other depictions include the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and scenes of the Great Plains, mountains and islands.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Its replacement, which stands taller than the Statue of Liberty and took about two decades to make, is reportedly expected to contain the entire disaster site for a century.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Despont was, after all, the architect and designer hired to take on the $60 million centennial restoration of the Statue of Liberty completed in 1986.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Statue of Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Statue%20of%20Liberty. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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