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On the back, the inscription reads "Class Picture 1997".
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 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
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
On the back of the late Roman vessel, Meredith noticed abstract openwork shapes carved alongside a short inscription wishing the owner a long life.
From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025
Now, for the third time since he had returned from the hospital that day, he opened the woman’s book and read the brief inscription on the flyleaf.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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