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cursive

[kur-siv] / ˈkɜr sɪv /






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I’ve seen it on many products, in many different presentations — pink-glitter bubble letters on a sticker, loopy black cursive on a tote bag, industrial embroidery on a hat.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Its fonts, a mix of cursive and midcentury typeface, were inspired by his business card.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

Some of the detectives’ notes had been written in cursive, which she helped translate for her younger teammates.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

Her legal team argued that the way Cathay Home has styled the word "Swift" in its branding closely resembled the singer's trademarked cursive signature.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

But I tried again once she handed the pen back to me, and this time the cursive flowed out the way I had been taught.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

While Loi Che Chan does employ Chinese, she revives extravagantly illegible cursives as old as the eighth century.

From Washington Post Jul. 11, 2019

They worked obsessively, perfecting their lettering, their cursives, and their lines.

From The New Yorker Aug. 10, 2015

Some critics will of course insist that, on the contrary, both words are spurious accretions to the text of the cursives; and they must say so, if they will.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon

But when a leap is made from this position to another sweeping assertion that all cursives are alike, it is necessary to put a stop to so illicit a process.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon

This is the reading of all the uncials but eight, of all the cursives but fifteen.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Edward Miller




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