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"It's a strange mixture of being glad and happy and sad at the same time," John said, as he touched the stone where his father's name is now inscribed.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Joining the EU is inscribed in the country's constitution and, according to opinion polls, supported by more that 80 percent of the population.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Words to be inscribed alongside those of FDR and Churchill, no doubt.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

In my home state of South Dakota there’s a 9-foot bronze-and-granite statue of a cheeseburger inscribed with “hot and deliciously juicy” in Latin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

At night a tremendous mass meeting was held in the Auditorium, where a bronze tablet which had been inscribed to her memory was unveiled.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry