scribble
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Then, in April, the court said: Now that we have the full case before us, we’re going to summarily reverse the district court for the reasons set forth in our five-paragraph scribble from December.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Ava steps away for a moment, giving Deborah an opportunity to reach for her notebook to scribble a thought . . . then it happens.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Based on a 2014 play by David Haig, who co-wrote its screenplay with its director, Anthony Maras, the movie faces an obvious challenge: Watching meteorologists scribble notations on charts isn’t particularly cinematic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
But like everything else in the movie, it’s just a scribble in the margins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
She ran over and grabbed a fat green marker from the nearest table and came back to scribble out most of the letters on Maximilian’s name tag.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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It feels like writing on paper, only your notes sync to all your devices and your scribbles are actually searchable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Ultimately for me, this season’s scribbles ended up looking something like:
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
Malak picks up a pen from the headteacher's desk and scribbles over the photo.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
Photographic series he made there, like “Westtexaspsychosculpture,” depict forlorn whorls of fencing-wire debris that look like uncanny mimics of Wool’s own writhing scribbles, and which inspired scaled-up versions cast in bronze.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Lori scribbles something on the file folder in front of her.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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Parton later quietly organized for Bandit to be surpised with a custom acoustic guitar, bedazzled with rhinestones and the words "To Brigitte, Love Dolly" scribbled across it.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
We went around the long dinner table, illuminated by a fireplace, and read what we’d scribbled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
He was greeted by the flashing cameras of 22 photographers as he entered the dugout before kick-off, while one City fan raised a bedsheet with 'Pep Stay' scribbled on it.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib furiously scribbled responses like “That’s a lie” and “No King” on a small whiteboard.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
Offhandedly, he scribbled one of the most important scientific sentences that he would ever write: “Each variety is constant in its own Island.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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And every time, Claude returned to its imaginary chalkboard and began scribbling away again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Behind them, Lauren Lloyd, 33, visiting from Nashville, sat earnestly scribbling on her wish tag, which was filled from edge to edge with neat script.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
It was finally done in a month of frantic scribbling and, when complete, caused eyes to pop.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
They moved on to a client tender and she was scribbling notes.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026
At least now Charlie can stop scribbling in all my stuff.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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The Write Stuff: Scrib, Script
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Essential Word Roots: Graph, Gram, Scribe, and Script
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: scrib, scribe
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