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The planters are pockmarked and rough-cut; etched and grooved to mimic oyster reefs and mangrove roots.—
Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
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Still, the energy in the room remained high as the crowd sang, bobbed their heads and grooved to the music from the comfort of their plush seats.— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Authorities also launched a road safety checkpoint on Highway 80, carved out emergency lanes on main roads and closed the 14th and 16th Street parking lots in an effort to maintain order.— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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This site, the former capital of the Cherokee Nation, sits in a green valley carved by the confluence of Georgia's Coosawattee and Conasauga rivers.— Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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The show brims with stories that once chiseled their way out of one determined Black, Indigenous woman’s heart and hands.— Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Aside from Bleachers, Antonoff has chiseled out a glorious career with Fun and as a producer.— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
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Gibb herself sculpted and cast the statue, unveiling it in 2021.— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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What about the ten years during which Giacometti sculpted human heads from live study, and carved innumerable miniscule figurines?— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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