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handwrite

[hand-rahyt] / ˈhændˌraɪt /


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If my daughter had children and refused to let me see them, I’d handwrite a letter to each grandchild every birthday and/or holiday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

And I like to handwrite stuff, especially for that kind of thing.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2025

In addition to requiring students in her intro courses to handwrite their code, the paper exams will count for a higher percentage of the grade this fall, she said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 9, 2023

It worked well, allowing me to type up notes far faster than I could ever handwrite them.

From The Verge Jun. 4, 2022

I had to handwrite the whole thing twice, just so there were no errors in it.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

We also want to get an auto pen so we can write handwritten cards for guests because it’s kind of hard to write perfect handwriting in different languages and in cursive.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

A 2009 report by the National Academy of Sciences examining the state of forensic sciences found, “The scientific basis for handwriting comparisons needs to be strengthened.”

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Other tests that could eventually be conducted on the purported will include handwriting analysis of the signatures as well as fingerprints and DNA scans of the document.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

"The same way you are familiar with your family members or best friend's handwriting - the handling of the paint, the way it was presented all spoke instantly of the great master Joan Eardley."

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

Additions made in different handwriting, layers placed on top of original designs.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

As they craft, artisans chant aloud the design code handwritten on a strip of paper known as talim -- shorthand of ancient symbols for numbers and colours -- knotting the threads string by string.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Holographic, or handwritten, wills are legal in about half of the states in the U.S, including Texas, but it’s not worth writing a will on the cheap or downloading one from the internet.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

The dispute began over handwritten notes made as part of an experimental program to increase voter confidence in the county’s election procedures.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Decisions are made across more than 300 fictional political scenarios, handwritten by Brewis.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

List upon list of phone numbers and email addresses were taped up to the lower half, interspersed with handwritten notes held up with thumbtacks pressed directly into the wall.

From "George" by Alex Gino

For Christmas in 1995, he handwrote that poem and gave it to his father and two grandfathers along with a pair of black socks each.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

In college, I hung paper seahorses from the ceiling and handwrote poems which I taped below the window by my bed.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2025

Research, for example, has found that students’ brains were more active when they handwrote information rather than typing it on a keyboard and when using a pen and paper versus a stylus and a tablet.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2025

The Queen, who championed the anniversary project to refresh the library, handwrote an introduction to the Modern-Day Miniature Library project.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2024

Underneath, he handwrote: “If done under your assurance that it is not traceable.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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