epitaph
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When Dombrowski signed shortstop Trea Turner to a $300 million contract in 2022, he explained his decision by delivering the quote that could double as his epitaph.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
If we were to assign his TV father an epitaph, he could do a lot worse than the unvarnished speech that closes the first season.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025
A fitting epitaph for a man whose legacy was not just business, but quiet defiance, compassion, and conviction.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
If this ends up being Cronenberg’s last, he’ll have gone out with a worldly, weighty epitaph.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025
It would make a good epitaph for Billy Pilgrim—and for me, too.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Vocabulary lists containing epitaph
A Raisin in the Sun
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Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
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Much Ado About Nothing
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