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postscript

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


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However, there was an intriguing postscript when the ball itself - or at least one purporting to be so, which was authenticated by Sobers - was sold at auction by Christie's for £26,400.

From BBC Jul. 17, 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

The letter includes a postscript from Sorensen, in which he discloses Rousseau’s retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Slate Feb. 13, 2026

And always, always, whatever else she did, whatever fears she deployed, to each she attached a sneak postscript, like devastating news at the end of a letter.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

From Seattle Times Aug. 26, 2022

His relationship with Jackson, who sometimes added his own postscripts to Merrill’s letters, endured from the early 1950s until the poet’s death.

From New York Times Apr. 6, 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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