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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

Rowling said that moment had "a postscript that hurt far more than the speech itself", when Watson sent a note, despite having her phone number.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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

Sydelle pressed, but Angela read only the postscript aloud: p.s.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

But others have gone on to lead lives that are postscripts to Sept. 11, 2001.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

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

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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