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Below that, an inscription will read: “Symbols of local worship places I took my young children to. Thanking America’s freedom of religion. And hoping for a conciliation between Islam, Christianity and other religions.”
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
An inscription at the shrine of Apollo at Delphi fruitlessly warned the oracle’s visitors mêden agan, “nothing too much.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
On the back, the inscription reads "Class Picture 1997".
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Rachel and Stephen huddled around the illustration in the castle foyer with faithful Reece, under the pretence of translating its Latin inscription, before the two traitors asked Reece to make himself scarce.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
She did, and Millard read the tomb’s inscription aloud: Here lieth Sir Christopher Wren Builder of This Cathedral “Wren!”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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