lamppost
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Since its creation more than a century ago, the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting has been in the lamppost business and little else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Smacking his head on a lamppost while chasing one woman and ogling another, Damien is transported to a parallel universe in which women don’t just run the world, the nature of the sexes has flipped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Those include places like supermarket car parks and lamppost chargers.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
There are no complex permitting requirements, and a lamppost can be complemented with an EV charger within an hour.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2024
I read every poster on every lamppost and tree.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
The lampposts can also operate as AI-powered surveillance cameras.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Their faces are pasted on walls and lampposts across Mexico, and demonstrators regularly hoist banners demanding the return of loved ones whose names are memorialized in chants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
Social media videos from the day showed people on top of lampposts, roofs of bus shelters, as well as on scaffolding - particularly on a prominent building on The Strand.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
AFP saw posters on walls and lampposts, dated to December 13, calling for public help in capturing two prominent church members, complete with mugshots.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
We stand in the dim light coming from the lampposts on the bridge and lean back against the railing, their arms around me and mine around them.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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