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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

Selleck spent four years writing the book longhand on yellow legal pads, quoting from George Will and Raymond Chandler along the way.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2024

"I write slowly, the first pages in longhand, then typing," she says.

From BBC Nov. 25, 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 dug out the index card on which the question was typed in advance and Clay’s response was beneath in longhand.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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