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scribble

[skrib-uhl] / ˈskrɪb əl /


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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

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

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

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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