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something said or written about someone to remember their life
The inscription on the urn read "Loving Father, Husband, and Brother."
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Recent Examples of inscriptions
Notes found at the scene and inscriptions on some of his bullets are the only evidence Jahn intended to target ICE agents.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
Before ammunition was personalized with messages, gun magazines and weapons themselves were often embellished with inscriptions.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
The law also continues other redesign programs through 2030—such as those featuring prominent American women and youth sports—while specifically granting flexibility around inscriptions and the placement of elements for the semiquincentennial issue.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But Young says the smaller inscriptions on bullets could be harder to make sense of.
—Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
In it were multiple shell casings with etched inscriptions that appeared to reference internet memes.
—Kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
On Friday, the inscriptions on the bullets found with the gun that killed Kirk were revealed.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved on casings found with the rifle.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The inscriptions reference fascism, obscure internet memes and video games.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Samantha Riedel, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
Before ammunition was personalized with messages, gun magazines and weapons themselves were often embellished with inscriptions.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
The law also continues other redesign programs through 2030—such as those featuring prominent American women and youth sports—while specifically granting flexibility around inscriptions and the placement of elements for the semiquincentennial issue.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But Young says the smaller inscriptions on bullets could be harder to make sense of.
—Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
In it were multiple shell casings with etched inscriptions that appeared to reference internet memes.
—Kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
On Friday, the inscriptions on the bullets found with the gun that killed Kirk were revealed.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved on casings found with the rifle.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The inscriptions reference fascism, obscure internet memes and video games.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Inscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscriptions. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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