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superscription

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What is the meaning of the superscript numbers next to some dates in this column, particularly in 1861?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
The ads appear as a tiny blue superscript text next to a word in search, similar to the format used for citations.

— Julia Malleck, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2023

Definition of superscript

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One morning we were led on a silent hike with another couple and a leader that involved sun salutations to the actual rising sun.

— Kate Berlant, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Since then, numerous instructors have found ways to use a chair for adapted versions of a surprising number of traditional yoga movements, like lunging warrior poses and standing-to-lying sun salutations.

— Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

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The photos show Kate greeting and and talking with people outside, amid the trees at Pensford Field park in the London district of Kew.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
That message came from school after school site, where polls were open and politicians and volunteers shared greetings, and while the federal election monitors were said to be calm and polite, their presence was called troubling.

— Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

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The show has kept the Evolution subtitle for its entire Paramount+ run.

— Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2026
For those wondering what vibe the comedian—no stranger to stirring up controversy—is offering up this time, look no further than the special’s subtitle.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of subtitle

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Topics cover a gamut of outdoor activities and topics under the generic subheads of fishing, hunting, nature, outdoors, etc.

— Andrew Weeks, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
Where male winners for the paper saw their names rendered in the subhead of an article announcing the year’s Pulitzers, McCormick’s was not, nor did the article mention her prize until the story’s fifth paragraph.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026

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