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postscript

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


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In a bitter postscript, the mansion burned to rubble in last year’s Southern California wildfires.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 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

The controversy around Ms Dzafce is a postscript to a chaotic Miss Universe pageant hosted in Thailand that had been hounded by walkouts and allegations of rigging.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

There is no postscript to tell viewers what happened to Gibson after the scandal blew up, or whether she faced any consequences.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2025

The last aerogramme added a postscript: Only a few weeks left before I head back to New York.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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

Forewords, prefaces and afterwords rank squarely among literature’s stepchildren — above marginalia and non-David Foster Wallace footnotes perhaps but below prologues and postscripts.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 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

Originally, I had the idea of doing an encore on each program, asking composer friends to do short pieces as a series of postscripts.

From Seattle Times Oct. 7, 2010

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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