translation

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And yet here comes Simon Armitage, the poet laureate of the U.K., with his stunning new verse translation, not as a vandal of antiquity but as a lucid accomplice to its endurance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Simon Armitage’s translation of the Sumerian epic highlights the friendship between its two heroes and the terrible grief of mortality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Israel was newly founded as a nation, and pronunciation, not translation, was at the center of the instruction, so after all that time I still couldn’t read or speak Hebrew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Katy said the reaction happened despite her carefully explaining the risks to restaurant staff, both verbally and using translation cards.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

I wrote down the new words and tried my hand at translation when Mrs. Spektor called on me, but I couldn’t focus.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros