as in inscription
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This year’s dedication will include the first inscription on the new memorial: David C. Houck, a 22-year-old U.S. Army Supply Specialist who passed away earlier this year while preparing for Ranger School.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025 -
One bears an ancient Greek inscription, from the practice of using parts of ancient temples as building materials.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
6 May 2025
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Read: The Houthis’ dream come true Ibn Khaldun’s insight may end up providing an epitaph for the current round of fighting.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Hic jacet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hic%20jacet. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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