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cursive

[kur-siv] / ˈkɜr sɪv /






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The paper had yellowed from age and the cursive was so ornate the words were hard to make out.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 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

The one on my right—the name stenciled in cursive on his chest was BUCK—slapped me too hard on the shoulder and said, “Looks like you struck out, huh?”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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

B is lost in this last place, but ἔχομεν, which is quite inadmissible, is found in Codd. אKP, the Latin of D, 31 and many other cursives, the printed Vulgate, and its best manuscripts.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

Now, as for the cursives, with the memorable exception of Evann.

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

Uncial letters, described, 29-30; mistakes in, 10; how distinguished as to age, 31-40; compressed uncials, 137; mixed with cursives, 142 n 1.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener




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