Rosetta
Americannoun
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a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
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a female given name.
noun
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And so I headed to Rosetta, a chic restaurant set in a Spanish mansion in Roma Norte.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Riemann Hypothesis, often considered the most difficult and important problem in all of mathematics, would serve as a Rosetta stone revealing the secrets of the primes.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
"It's a stepping stone to Mars, where we might have the most likelihood of finding evidence of past life, but it's also a Rosetta Stone for how other solar systems form."
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
She said: "It is amazing to honour tell Rosetta Tharpe's story every night, I can only hope what I'm doing is something she would enjoy."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Nicola tries some in her ear while Rosetta puts some nicely on her feets.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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