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longhand

[lawng-hand, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌhænd, ˈlɒŋ- /
NOUN
hand
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Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

She started making notes - writing longhand, in pencil - in 1999.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2023

During moments of rest, he leafed through a diary, written longhand by a Russian soldier: “I’ve been at war for four weeks already and I miss my mom,” Courier read.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

She started writing what would become “The Other Black Girl” in longhand, on Knopf stationery — something that helps her be less critical, she said — during quiet moments at her cubicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

I've always kept my journal longhand, in spiral notebooks,” she said.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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