runes

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In the meantime, those running businesses or services are trying to read the runes.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

How we put down our thoughts evolves, because that’s what a smart society does — after all, Egyptians don’t use hieroglyphics anymore, nor do Scandinavians use runes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

In 1952 a drinking horn engraved with runes was found during roadwork in Waukegan, near the shore of Lake Michigan, north of Chicago.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023

“Like the Russian pro-invasion Z, the infamous SS symbol used by the Nazi Schutzstaffel — two ancient runes that resemble lightning bolts—also stands for victory,” he wrote at the time.

From Washington Times • May 20, 2023

A shallow stone basin lay there, with odd carvings around the edge: runes and symbols that Harry did not recognize.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling