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inscription

[in-skrip-shuhn] / ɪnˈskrɪp ʃən /


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On the back, the inscription reads "Class Picture 1997".

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Rachel and Stephen huddled around the illustration in the castle foyer with faithful Reece, under the pretence of translating its Latin inscription, before the two traitors asked Reece to make himself scarce.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Another inscription on the vessel is written in Demotic script, a simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

An otherwise common inscription of the nembutsu prayer for Amida Buddha is cast on one side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Who had really left the flowers on the grave, and written the inscription in Gram’s copy of The World at the End of the Tunnel.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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