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postscript

[pohst-skript, pohs-] / ˈpoʊstˌskrɪpt, ˈpoʊs- /


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In a postscript, Mr. Bailey calls “Muriel Spark” a “roadmap of Spark’s life” to which he referred frequently in writing his own book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In a postscript to a later edition of his book “The Intelligent Investor,” Graham reflected on the debt his lifetime track record owed to just one company — Geico.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

Still, in the book’s postscript, McMaster hopes “that young people who have persevered through these pages will conclude that, even under challenging circumstances, there are tremendous rewards associated with service under any administration.”

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2024

It's all part of a strange, brief postscript to an illustrious footballing life that will be celebrated when Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral takes place later, following his death at the age of 86.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023

A postscript: I know you have shared my first note.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

His relationship with Jackson, who sometimes added his own postscripts to Merrill’s letters, endured from the early 1950s until the poet’s death.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2021

Crisis comes when Pearson falls in love with Baffin’s daughter, Julian, in a thicket-like narrative that presents itself as a story within a story, complete with postscripts from the leading players.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2019

On her second album, the Nashville-based Lunsford rarely rests, kicking off the first couple of cuts and punctuating others with wordless but entertaining postscripts.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2016

Clarkson's 25 points, including four-for-six accuracy from three-point range, became postscripts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2016

Amy’s face was full of trouble, but she only said, “Don’t people put sort of postscripts to their wills, sometimes?”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott


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