symbols

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For each, French inserted delicate symbolism within the principal symbols themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

It’s layered with symbols — the Eye of Horus, a hand, a bird.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

About 5,200 years ago, people in what is now Iraq and Syria began pressing symbols into clay to record information.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

As a system of symbols with its own particular language, astrology can help some people make sense of emotions and events, bringing a semblance of structure to the apparent chaos of everyday life.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

“A language you cannot speak yourself is not necessarily a god-awful mess,” Celia says, transcribing a line of symbols into her notebook.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern