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She has been recognised with a plaque at the National History Museum, in Tring, Hertfordshire, which notes in its inscription that the palaeontologist was the "Officer-in-Charge of this museum from 1948".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
This Vanguart timepiece, commissioned by OpenAI founder Sam Altman, has several geeky flourishes, including an inscription written in Python programming language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
A police sign hangs above the entrance, while the pavement still bears a memorial stone with the inscription: "For Peace, Freedom and Democracy. Never Again Fascism. Millions of Dead Warn."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
On its back, a carved inscription reads, “This Machine Kills Fascists.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
I’m back in front of my laptop, faced with a greater challenge: the inscription for my headstone in no more than eight words.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
Despite a lack of formal education, Kusman began copying the inscriptions found during excavations carried out in eastern Turkey, Iran and Armenia, over which Urartu once stretched.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The craftsman is getting ready to add the finishing touches, inscriptions or designs, to his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
Paintings of the course hang on the walls, as do photographs of famous people with heartfelt inscriptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
He wonders how many times he has written his old name, at the tops of how many tests and quizzes, how many homework assignments, how many yearbook inscriptions to friends.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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