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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
The statue had an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
One was inscribed with hieroglyphics that listed the titles of King Ramesses II, while the other had an official name Bay written on its surface.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2024
Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
These freestyle braids take the shape of mesmerizing twirls, swirls, and symbols that emulate hieroglyphic script hiding a celestial message.
—Oyetunde Olubowale, Allure, 20 Dec. 2023
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Depending on one's knowledge of Gleason's system, the paint lids were helpful navigation tools or mysterious, and perhaps unsightly, hieroglyphics.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
One was inscribed with hieroglyphics that listed the titles of King Ramesses II, while the other had an official name Bay written on its surface.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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One of the most famous archaeological finds in history, the stone slab allowed scholars to decipher hieroglyphs for the first time, presenting the same statement in hieroglyphic script, Demotic and ancient Greek.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
These freestyle braids take the shape of mesmerizing twirls, swirls, and symbols that emulate hieroglyphic script hiding a celestial message.
—Oyetunde Olubowale, Allure, 20 Dec. 2023
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Footage and images from the scene match the scene shown in the Facebook video, showing the same small white plane in the same position on the side of the highway.Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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In preliminary tests, the model excels at three critical tasks: segmentation (dividing images into distinct anatomical parts), classification (categorizing images based on medical conditions), and visual localization (precisely identifying specific features like fractures or tumors).Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Yet the sheer volume of healthcare data is nearly incomprehensible.Premier Contributor, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Disney first unveiled their new CGI design for Stitch at their D23 convention back in August, but Stitch's personality is all in his chaotic movements and incomprehensible alien sounds.Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Bush’s legal team responded to the dismissal request by accusing USC, the NCAA and the Pac-12 of continuing to profit from Bush’s name, image and likeness.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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And, of course, name, image and likeness deals will continue to exist.Nicole Auerbach, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Fantasia’s post was a lengthy summary of a legislative meeting with the Department of Homeland Security about the mysterious sightings.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Wright-Patterson activity comes amid a string of mysterious drone sightings, primarily in the Northeast, that have been raising alarms among residents and local officials alike.Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Here are the winning Powerball numbers for the Monday, Dec. 9 drawing.James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lucky For Life 01-13-19-22-28, Lucky Ball: 11 Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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What makes this casting choice more puzzling is that Milo Manheim sings and plays guitar with a rock god’s swagger as the Voice of Johnny.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Yet the care in making sure the reveal went off without a hitch makes the concerns about Armstrong’s associations outside of and prior to joining Linkin Park all the more puzzling.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
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Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
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And unlike the cylinder seals, the hundreds of iconographic signs attributed to proto-cuneiform have only ever been found on tablets in southern Iraq.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nearly two decades ago, the lodge partnered with renowned Vancouver chef David Hawksworth, whose restaurants, Hawksworth and Nightingale, are icons of the city’s culinary scene.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Down by the river, the LTE icon went completely blank and then showed a satellite icon.John Brandon, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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