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On its back, a carved inscription reads, “This Machine Kills Fascists.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Below that, an inscription will read: “Symbols of local worship places I took my young children to. Thanking America’s freedom of religion. And hoping for a conciliation between Islam, Christianity and other religions.”
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
An inscription at the shrine of Apollo at Delphi fruitlessly warned the oracle’s visitors mêden agan, “nothing too much.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
For years, lawmakers and residents in the wealthy neighborhood sought to remove the original 1932 inscription that describes Newlands rather as a statesman who "held true regard for the interests of all men."
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
She read an inscription: Home is the hunter, home from the hill, and the sailor home from the sea.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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