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medallion

[muh-dal-yuhn] / məˈdæl jən /
NOUN
ornament
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That requires submitting a transfer request with a medallion signature guarantee.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

When Anne was pregnant in 1534, Henry commissioned a lead medallion in anticipation of the birth of a son.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Zhao, a woman sporting an intricately carved gold medallion on a necklace of jade beads and shimmering bangles on her wrist, brought her late grandfather's ring to the recycling machine.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

Past a blooming gold medallion tree, and and at the end of a path of spaced concrete tiles, there’s a shed with a seafoam-green door that houses the heart of his life’s work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

He also wore a pair of Albert’s leather boots, and the bird medallion was now around his neck.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

Recent requests have included Mexican peso designs, medallions and a glittery wand for a Sweet 16 gift.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

More than 2 pounds of honor cords, pins, stoles and medallions — a stash rivaling that of a supreme Allied commander — crashed to the dirt outside the 18-year-old’s Adelanto home.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Rudyard Kipling was honored at a dinner at the club on April 2, 1898, where guests enjoyed beef fillet and lamb medallions alongside Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1882 vintage, according to a menu preserved there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

Throughout the railway village is museum-style signage explaining the history, and bronze medallions built into the pavement marking out new heritage trails.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024

We opened the gate and went quietly in among the little headstones and metal medallions, all in rows.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk




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