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Recent Examples of logogramCuneiform became syllabic, repurposing its logograms, or word symbols, as sounds.—Longreads, 1 July 2025 Most interestingly, many of the artists used logograms (a symbol to represent a word) rooted in the use of homophones.—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
Sporting the Lululemon logo became a status symbol, owing to its performance attributes, fashion-forward styling and premium pricing—leggings start at about $100.
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Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Pinterest sought a color that is fun, energizing, and cheerful, and Persimmon rolls all those attributes into one playful shade.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
Safavi said symbols of the state have been targeted nationwide.
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Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
More importantly, the Venezuelan people deserve the chance to rebuild their society without fear and without being reduced to symbols in someone else's geopolitical argument.
Initially used to track agricultural trade and taxes, early pictographs evolved into cuneiform—a sophisticated system of record-keeping.
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Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
But before this, some of the brightest Chinese minds of the 20th century had to figure out a way to harness the complex pictographs that make up written Chinese into a typewriter, and later, a computer.
The agents had a Border Patrol insignia on their uniforms, the outlet reported.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
Instead, a black van carrying the insignia of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence, which is responsible for stopping espionage and intelligence threats, was parked behind the men.
There’s no denying who this Papier planner belongs to—the customizable monogram tastefully displays your initials, embossed with gold foil.
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Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
The first, dubbed the Monogram Origine collection, takes inspiration from the cover of a 1908 client register, with the monogram presented in a new linen-and-cotton canvas that showcases a palette of soft pastel hues.