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On its back, a carved inscription reads, “This Machine Kills Fascists.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Below that, an inscription will read: “Symbols of local worship places I took my young children to. Thanking America’s freedom of religion. And hoping for a conciliation between Islam, Christianity and other religions.”
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
An inscription at the shrine of Apollo at Delphi fruitlessly warned the oracle’s visitors mêden agan, “nothing too much.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
The renderings of the arch depict gold inscription that say "One Nation Under God", topped with two gold eagles and a golden-winged Lady Liberty.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
And right beside it, in the tiniest letters, is the inscription WC0.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
The MLB issued the players who added inscriptions to their caps a warning Monday for violating the league’s uniform policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Once-common literary references to Shakespeare or Dickens have now become as obscure in the common culture as so many Mayan inscriptions.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Golden inscriptions read "One Nation Under God" and "Liberty and Justice for All" on opposite sides.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
Historical inscriptions and archaeological evidence show that travel between Britain and north Africa was common during this period and continued even after Roman rule ended.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026
Little by little, studying the infinite possibilities of a loss of memory, he realized that the day might come when things would be recognized by their inscriptions but that no one would remember their use.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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