inscriptions

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Once-common literary references to Shakespeare or Dickens have now become as obscure in the common culture as so many Mayan inscriptions.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Golden inscriptions read "One Nation Under God" and "Liberty and Justice for All" on opposite sides.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

It was a Showtime magic born of a commitment found in one of the two inscriptions on the statue.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

He believes that this number accounts for roughly 3,000 individuals, because in many cases it was only the paterfamilias who was recorded in inscriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Statues, inscriptions, memorial stones, the names of streets—anything that might throw light upon the past had been systematically altered.

From "1984" by George Orwell