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emblazon

[em-blay-zuhn] / ɛmˈbleɪ zən /


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Raymond often remarked that he wished he could emblazon the company’s headquarters near Dallas with the words “crude oil” so that employees would never lose focus on “what we’re trying to do here.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Banc of California has leased 40,000 square feet at 865 S. Figueroa St. and secured the rights to emblazon its name atop the 35-story tower just north of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

He didn’t emblazon his body with tattoos of revolutionary personalities Che Guevara and Fidel Castro like a great footballer who came after him, the Argentine, Diego Maradona.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2023

Most of that’s all gone now, and the controller looks a little sleeker for it — even if Turtle Beach had to go and emblazon an ugly REACT-R label on its top.

From The Verge ● Aug. 17, 2022

While Fame claims the hero   And patriot sage, Their names to emblazon   On History's page, No holier relics   Will liberty hoard Than FRANKLIN's staff, guarded   By WASHINGTON's sword.

From Poems by George Pope Morris

The “Non-GMO Project” butterfly label emblazons more than 55,000 organic and nonorganic products on supermarket shelves today—many of which have no GMO counterpart or couldn’t possibly contain GMOs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2018

A giant mural depicting the Manneken Pis in a jacket and jeans emblazons the side of the museum building.

From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 2017

In Orange County, California, the Voice of OC, emblazons its mission on either side of its masthead: “Give voice to the voiceless” and “Hold people in power accountable.”

From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2016

Florida has a long and rich agricultural history, a bond so ingrained in the state’s identity that the venerated orange emblazons the state’s license plate.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2016

The result is imagery that emblazons itself on your mind with a fever-dream intensity.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2016

The monument is emblazoned with words meant to represent the service members’ commitment: respect, courage, sacrifice, freedom and honor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

There were tributes pre-match to captain Farrell, who announced he will retire at the end of the season, as Wigan's players warmed up with t-shirts emblazoned with Faz 12.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Now, Dazhai is overflowing with shops selling items that support Mao's personality cult -- posters, playing cards, and crockery emblazoned with his image, and the "Little Red Book" of his quotations.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Such is the fascination with the couple that one of the exits from the Sun newsroom in London is jokingly emblazoned “Megxit,” referring to Meghan and Harry’s departure from the U.K. in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

There are the three pictures of the girls, old favorites that are now emblazoned on the posters every November, making these once intimate snapshots seem too famous to be the sisters she knew.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Or sell out by emblazoning its members’ faces on the most benign everyday items, including lunchboxes, action figures and makeup brands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

The quips literally add insult to injury, defaming the victim immediately after their demise, emblazoning the death with a caption, like a perverse eulogy.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021

Garber’s style combined realism and fantasy, precise draftsmanship and decorative technique, emblazoning all in vibrant, shimmering colors.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2020

But as Grover points out, Chinese tech companies have been eager to participate in other ways, placing statistics about new diagnoses in prominent places and emblazoning apps with patriotic messages encouraging national unity.

From The Verge ● Apr. 9, 2020

The sun, emblazoning for a moment a distant mountain top, purpled the lower world and then all was in shade.

From The Starbucks by Opie Percival Read




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