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epitaph

[ep-i-taf, -tahf] / ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑf /


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When Dombrowski signed shortstop Trea Turner to a $300 million contract in 2022, he explained his decision by delivering the quote that could double as his epitaph.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

If this ends up being Cronenberg’s last, he’ll have gone out with a worldly, weighty epitaph.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

It was his epitaph, and I think it sums up the whole quest for happiness.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

Imagine being dealt this terrible hand, and still having that be your epitaph.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

I wonder who and how as I pick pick pick and try to silence my brain by thinking up Embryo’s epitaph.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven




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