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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Chloe’s Instagram is full of cute photos of them spending time together, like visiting the Statue of Liberty in New York and hitting the red carpet.
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Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Related Articles Matthews also reflected on his own experience seeing the awe-inspiring visuals while riding the plane over the Hudson River to record atmospheric conditions: The plane was flying about 2,000 feet above Manhattan, following the island’s coast and around the Statue of Liberty.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
At the final whistle, Duncan stood up and extended his arm toward the sky like the Statue of Liberty.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2024
In 1979, a prominent American magazine cover had a picture of the Statue of Liberty with a tear rolling down her eye.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Lively later revealed that the color change payed homage to the Statue of Liberty by signifying the way copper develops patina overtime.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
The film’s main poster shows people with guns at the top of the Statue of Liberty pointing in opposite directions.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Nearly two decades later, in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan asked automaker executive Lee Iacocca to raise private funds to restore Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, which led to the creation of the foundation.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The Statue of Liberty is seen during a partial solar eclipse, where the moon partially blots out the sun, at Liberty Island in New York City, April 8, 2024.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Related Articles Matthews also reflected on his own experience seeing the awe-inspiring visuals while riding the plane over the Hudson River to record atmospheric conditions: The plane was flying about 2,000 feet above Manhattan, following the island’s coast and around the Statue of Liberty.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
At the final whistle, Duncan stood up and extended his arm toward the sky like the Statue of Liberty.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2024
In 1979, a prominent American magazine cover had a picture of the Statue of Liberty with a tear rolling down her eye.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Lively later revealed that the color change payed homage to the Statue of Liberty by signifying the way copper develops patina overtime.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
The film’s main poster shows people with guns at the top of the Statue of Liberty pointing in opposite directions.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Nearly two decades later, in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan asked automaker executive Lee Iacocca to raise private funds to restore Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, which led to the creation of the foundation.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The Statue of Liberty is seen during a partial solar eclipse, where the moon partially blots out the sun, at Liberty Island in New York City, April 8, 2024.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
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