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When she opened the book, she discovered an inscription inside with the name Donna Priday and a date from 1971, linking it to Dame Hannah Rogers School in Ivybridge, Devon.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Two weeks after that, he sent it back to me with this inscription: “For John Wirth, with my appreciation, John Irving.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Indian authorities said an inscription on one of the caskets unearthed with the treasure confirmed the contents -- which include bone fragments -- as "relics of the Buddha".
From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026
The unearthing in 2018 of a charcoal inscription at Pompeii featuring a date in October has been grist to the mill of those who seek to push the eruption beyond August.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
He read the inscription again, and still again, but there was no mistake.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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