by hand
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The company said it was the last heritage pottery in the world still using this traditional method by hand.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
In another corner of the facility, people wearing smart glasses place and pick up playing cards and sort plastic plates by hand, collecting first-person videos.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
It will be beautiful, made by hand, wrapped in brown paper tied with twine.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
No, the analogy can’t take us that far; there are no ingredients here, just a calculation you could, in principle, do by hand.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
We ran through the dark tunnels, listening to the roar of the Sphinx behind us as she complained about all the tests she would have to grade by hand.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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