markings
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Subtitled “From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World,” the book explores the evolution and effects of the small markings that writers have used for more than four centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
There have been calls for all AI-generated content to be clearly stamped but other users can then just re-edit the material removing the markings.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The coroner determined that the markings found on her body were consistent with “postmortem insect activity” and were not evidence of strangulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
With its brilliant orange wings and black markings, the High Brown Fritillary butterfly was once widespread in Wales and England.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It has no labels, no markings to hint at what’s inside.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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