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Recent Examples of inscriptionThe team, which also includes Gregor Staab, a University of Cologne classical philologist, looked to other ancient inscriptions as well.—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Researchers even said that the rare inscription communicated her authority.—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025 For the Kagura, players can use some of their ore to purchase inscriptions at Eureka Tower, and those add status perks, which are key for surviving the longer runs.—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025 The inscriptions also reference El, a deity associated with the Abrahamic God, while censuring the ancient pagan goddess Ba`alat.—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inscription
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epitaph
Noun
The epitaph for the version of the North Rim Lodge that stood from 1936 to 2025 might well be that humanity will never master the awesome nature that lies outside the picture windows.
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Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
Advocates can postulate that, absent the resolve of the United States to fight in Vietnam, even in a losing cause, the Soviet Union and China would have been emboldened to invade and conquer America, Western Europe and Japan, writing an epitaph for freedom.
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