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inscription

[in-skrip-shuhn] / ɪnˈskrɪp ʃən /


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When she opened the book, she discovered an inscription inside with the name Donna Priday and a date from 1971, linking it to Dame Hannah Rogers School in Ivybridge, Devon.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Indian authorities said an inscription on one of the caskets unearthed with the treasure confirmed the contents -- which include bone fragments -- as "relics of the Buddha".

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

The unearthing in 2018 of a charcoal inscription at Pompeii featuring a date in October has been grist to the mill of those who seek to push the eruption beyond August.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Another inscription on the vessel is written in Demotic script, a simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

They were appropriately embarrassed at the likelihood of my little sister, Nadia, seeing the inscription.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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