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This last, it is said, may be a deleted chapter from the novel but is notable for many chills of its own, such as that evoked by the alarming tombstone inscription: “The dead travel fast.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
She has been recognised with a plaque at the National History Museum, in Tring, Hertfordshire, which notes in its inscription that the palaeontologist was the "Officer-in-Charge of this museum from 1948".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
"The inscription was very beautiful," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
On its back, a carved inscription reads, “This Machine Kills Fascists.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
There, upon a low black hill, stood the House, its cornerstone bearing the inscription 2005 A.D.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
District Judge Christopher Cooper expressed skepticism about whether the board’s inscriptions were lawful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
It was a Showtime magic born of a commitment found in one of the two inscriptions on the statue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
The light from the sky reflects off of the ethereal sword, and the inscriptions glow like they’re powered by rainbows.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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