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  e pluribus unum

  out of many, one: motto of the U.S., appearing on most U.S. currency and on the Great Seal of the United States.
• E pluribus unum
  E pluribus unum

  A motto of the United States; Latin for “Out of many, one.” It refers to the Union formed by the separate states. E pluribus unum was adopted as a national motto in 1776 and is now found on the Great Seal of the United States and on United States currency.

e pluribus unum

American  

[e ploo-ri-boos oo-noom, ee ploor-uh-buhs yoo-nuhm] / ɛ ˈplu rɪˌbʊs ˈu nʊm, ˈi ˈplʊər ə bəs ˈju nəm /

Latin.

1. out of many, one: motto of the U.S., appearing on most U.S. currency and on the Great Seal of the United States.

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e pluribus unum British  

/ eɪ ˈplʊərɪbʊs ˈuːnʊm /

1. one out of many: the motto of the USA

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E pluribus unum Cultural  

1. A motto of the United States; Latin for “Out of many, one.” It refers to the Union formed by the separate states. E pluribus unum was adopted as a national motto in 1776 and is now found on the Great Seal of the United States and on United States currency.

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e pluribus unum E pluribus unum

“Each of these adventurers has their own story, but together they represent our creed: e pluribus unum, out of many one,” Nelson said in introducing the crew.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023

It’s an e pluribus unum of diversity spoken in a map made in a shared digital language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021

But to certain readers, the ideal of e pluribus unum cut the other way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2021

America is exceptional because it was launched with a dream to take the diverse many and make them one — e pluribus unum.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2019

Get rid of the second mate's claim and up bobs the steward, and so on, ad libitum, e pluribus unum, now and forever, one and inseparable.

From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

E pluribus unum: We are one people with many roots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

E pluribus unum, the motto of the United States, is so fundamental that it’s printed on our currency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

"Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy, each of these adventurers has their own story. But together, they represent our creed: E pluribus unum — out of many, one," said Nelson.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 3, 2023

“Up to that point, it had been E pluribus unum – ‘from many, one’ – which was a much better motto.”

From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2019

"For sale" seems to be the national motto, and would form an admirable addendum to the inscription displayed on the coins, "E pluribus unum."

From An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States by John Benwell

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