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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a placard reading" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a sign or notice that conveys a specific message or information.
Example: "The protest featured a placard reading 'Save the Planet' held high by the demonstrators."
Alternatives: "a sign that says" or "a banner stating".
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Ahead of the tip-off a fan outside the arena held a placard reading "Le team versus LeBron".
Some people have taken turns sitting at a desk they have placed on Broadway flanked by an American flag and a placard reading "Welcome to Liberty Park".
One woman summed it up nicely in a placard reading "Gays have the right to be as miserable as I make my husband".
She picked up a placard reading "I AM A MAN" — battle cry turned gender bender — and marched down Beale Street, the home of the Memphis blues.
When Humphrey Lyttelton introduced an alto saxophonist into his line-up, a placard reading "Go home, dirty bopper" was waved at one of his gigs.
Red paint still remained on the 2012 Olympic clock, and a placard reading "Kill the Cuts" hung from the bronze statue of Saint Vincent.
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"George W. Bush, that's my final answer," a placard read.
In one room a placard reads: "Performers have choices.
"Fiesco Square," a placard reads, conjuring up Tahrir, Tiananmen and other spaces of revolt.
"This is a replica of the Uranium bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6 , 1945" a placard read.
In the hallway of her home a placard reads: "4 wrongs don't make 500 rights" - referring to the skewed civilian casualty numbers.
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