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longhand

[lawng-hand, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌhænd, ˈlɒŋ- /
NOUN
hand
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The high-school dropout read urban crime fiction, then wrote his own stories longhand in notebooks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

And while other companies began to digitize operations, Samyang’s employees did their books in longhand.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2024

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

He pulled the sheet clear of the typewriter, set it aside, and wrote his letter out in longhand, confident that the personal touch fitted the occasion.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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