inscriptions
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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
Paintings of the course hang on the walls, as do photographs of famous people with heartfelt inscriptions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Golden inscriptions read "One Nation Under God" and "Liberty and Justice for All" on opposite sides.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Absent any contextual identity, the names and dates Mayan inscriptions reveal are simply that: names and dates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“Let’s go look at those carvings and the inscriptions on the panels.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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