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inscription

[in-skrip-shuhn] / ɪnˈskrɪp ʃən /


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The renderings of the arch depict gold inscription that say "One Nation Under God", topped with two gold eagles and a golden-winged Lady Liberty.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The unearthing in 2018 of a charcoal inscription at Pompeii featuring a date in October has been grist to the mill of those who seek to push the eruption beyond August.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

She did, and Millard read the tomb’s inscription aloud: Here lieth Sir Christopher Wren Builder of This Cathedral “Wren!”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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