symbols

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About 5,200 years ago, people in what is now Iraq and Syria began pressing symbols into clay to record information.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

As a system of symbols with its own particular language, astrology can help some people make sense of emotions and events, bringing a semblance of structure to the apparent chaos of everyday life.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

In the decades before his arrival, the court had handed down steady rulings barring taxpayer funds for religious schools or religious ceremonies or symbols in public schools or city parks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The justices concluded that it isn’t unconstitutional for the government to use traditional symbols that have a mixed religious and secular meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The endpapers are covered in an exquisitely detailed drawing of a tree covered in symbols and markings.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern