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Just over 300 trained engravers, or presspeople, work in the U.S. today, according to the International Engraved Graphics Association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Engraved on a school behind the long line of Muslim men who waited was the Enlightenment motto adopted by the revolutionary French Republic: “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.”

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Engraved at the bottom of the artwork are the words, in English and Chinese, “The old cannot kill the young forever.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

Engraved on its marble front is the motto “Equal Justice Under Law,” while its east side says, “Justice, the Guardian of Liberty.”

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Engraved on the lid were the words Aut Visum Auton.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick