symbols

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Croatian band Lelek also wore face paint, with symbols representing the resistance of Catholic women during the Ottoman Empire, a topic they addressed with haunting folkloric harmonies on their song Andromeda.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The US president arrived for the two-day summit on Air Force One late Wednesday accompanied by top CEOs, including Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Tesla's Elon Musk -- symbols of business deals Trump hopes to reach.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The comet became one of the most famous symbols associated with the year 1066 and even appears in the Bayeux Tapestry, the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

“All the history inside the artwork and the symbols inside the artwork, is like a trip into a very beautiful world,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The symbols + and – were only introduced to mathematics in 1540, in a book by the mathematician Robert Recorde, called The Grounde of Artes.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin