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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
In it were multiple shell casings with etched inscriptions that appeared to reference internet memes.
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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
All of the inscriptions referenced obscure memes and language common to online gamer culture.
—Richard Hall, Time, 13 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 Utah governor confirmed that some bullet casings had inscriptions.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The inscriptions reference fascism, obscure internet memes and video games.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Cox confirmed that inscriptions were found on the bullet casings belonging to Robinson.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
News of the inscriptions were first shared on X on Thursday morning by political commentator Steven Crowder, citing a preliminary bulletin attributed to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
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
All of the inscriptions referenced obscure memes and language common to online gamer culture.
—Richard Hall, Time, 13 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 Utah governor confirmed that some bullet casings had inscriptions.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The inscriptions reference fascism, obscure internet memes and video games.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Cox confirmed that inscriptions were found on the bullet casings belonging to Robinson.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
News of the inscriptions were first shared on X on Thursday morning by political commentator Steven Crowder, citing a preliminary bulletin attributed to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Inscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscriptions. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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