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postscript

[pohst-skript, pohs-] / ˈpoʊstˌskrɪpt, ˈpoʊs- /


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In a bitter postscript, the mansion burned to rubble in last year’s Southern California wildfires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

In a postscript to a later edition of his book “The Intelligent Investor,” Graham reflected on the debt his lifetime track record owed to just one company — Geico.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

But there are some indications that this particular release will be a farewell postscript for Alito’s service.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026

The controversy around Ms Dzafce is a postscript to a chaotic Miss Universe pageant hosted in Thailand that had been hounded by walkouts and allegations of rigging.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025

Carmine, it says in a postscript, died peacefully at the age of seventy-four in Park Rapids.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Chinese movie bloggers pointed out the added postscripts in social media posts, drawing varying reactions.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2022

But the track’s last spoken-word postscripts are grown-up and businesslike; they involve copyrights.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2021

Crisis comes when Pearson falls in love with Baffin’s daughter, Julian, in a thicket-like narrative that presents itself as a story within a story, complete with postscripts from the leading players.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2019

Forewords, prefaces and afterwords rank squarely among literature’s stepchildren — above marginalia and non-David Foster Wallace footnotes perhaps but below prologues and postscripts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

Amy’s face was full of trouble, but she only said, “Don’t people put sort of postscripts to their wills, sometimes?”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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