manuscript
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Many exist only in manuscript form, languishing in the vaults of some library or monastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Prosecutors say Ying brought a dummy manuscript back to the library after stealing the real one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ying pleaded guilty to a single count of stealing a 17th century manuscript dating from China’s Qing dynasty.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
"The results in this manuscript do not represent evidence for the presence of Majorana zero modes in the reported devices," they wrote.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
In the records are such words as ‘stregoica’—witch, ‘ordog,’ and ‘pokol’—Satan and hell; and in one manuscript this very Dracula is spoken of as ‘wampyr,’ which we all understand too well.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
With so many eye-catching objects to behold, the watercolors and manuscripts, as refined as they are, can seem overshadowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Speaking ahead of the auction, Will Passey, a specialist in the books and manuscripts department at Sotheby's, said the "moving" letter served as "a testament to the strength" of their friendship.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Officials searched Ying’s hotel in Brentwood and found blank manuscripts and paperwork similar to the books that Ying had checked out from the university, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
UCLA’s library system flagged that several rare Chinese manuscripts were missing, and an investigation revealed the books were last viewed by a visitor who identified himself as "Alan Fujimori."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Melquíades talked to him about the world, tried to infuse him with his old wisdom, but he refused to translate the manuscripts.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The Renaissance and Early Modern European History - Introductory
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