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Recent Examples of inscriptionThe tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, bearing only the inscription: Franciscus.—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 The renovation work also uncovered a coin from 1862, symbolic carving, buttons, fabric scraps, ceramics and a paper with an unknown inscription, the institute said.—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025 One of the reliquaries was marked with a short inscription suggesting that the bone fragments belonged to the Buddha.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025 The item featured an inscription from the late lawyer, who represented Simpson during his infamous murder trial.—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inscription
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epitaph
Noun
Read: The Houthis’ dream come true Ibn Khaldun’s insight may end up providing an epitaph for the current round of fighting.
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Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.
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