Morandi
Americannoun
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"The Morandi Bridge was a ticking time bomb. You could hear the ticking, but you didn't know when it was going to explode," prosecutor Walter Cotugno said during the trial.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Last year David Zwirner gallery brought the foundation’s Morandi paintings to New York for several weeks while the villa was closed for the winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
While the Morandi was the deadliest collapse in recent years, Italy has seen other bridge and highway collapses that have underscored the crumbling state of the country’s aging transportation infrastructure.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
The Morandi bridge, which is part of a key highway between Italy and France, collapsed on the eve of Ferragosto - a major summer holiday in Italy when Roman Catholics celebrate the Assumption of Mary.
From BBC ● May 23, 2023
The name of this remarkable woman was Anna Morandi Manzolini.
From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine
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