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While that was good for pedestrians, it cut off the White House and symbolically severed it from public access — you could no longer drive by and wave.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
“It’s undeniable that symbolically, it’s a big moment—and the next in a natural chain of big moments,” said Timothy Gowers, a Fields Medal-winning mathematician who had not yet reviewed the paper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He arranged the private screening to symbolically request Robert De Niro’s blessing to play the dangerously charismatic Max Cady, an ex-con parched for revenge against those who had a hand in his imprisonment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
These locations often involve an encounter with atmospheres that feel emotionally, symbolically or existentially charged.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
And I submit, then, that the racial tensions that menace Americans today have little to do with real antipathy—on the contrary, indeed—and are involved only symbolically with color.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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