hic jacet

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Noun
  • The government's lawyer also encouraged Cooper not to rule on the inscription related to the endowment because no money has been raised, essentially leaving it a theoretical possibility for now.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Zelinsky has said that the marble on the building was damaged as a result of the new inscription.
    Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Moreover, something was off in the heroic style of the epitaph.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • That is an apt epitaph for one of the darkest days in the history of the Florida Legislature.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Hic jacet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hic%20jacet. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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