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Throughout the run of the show, performers will slowly chip away at the block, symbolically eroding what is left of the original communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He keeps trying to make himself less symbolically powerful, and more practically useful.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
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
One of my favorite photos was of my mom and Abuela smiling as Abuela symbolically handed my mom a ladle when she took over as head chef.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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