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
Around her, students scribble notes and sketch corrections into their drawings: Watch the creases as the model walks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
He usually writes the movies he directs; this time around, he didn’t have to scribble a single word.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
There are plenty of words I can put on paper, words I can see with my eyes and scribble with my hand, that I never had the guts to say with my mouth.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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Mr. Polito identifies Mr. Dylan’s myriad sources, the contents of the box, often from unimpeachable evidence: the songwriter’s own scribbles in the margins of his manuscripts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
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
Sherman’s childhood algebra book from 1829, complete with scribbles, had been bid up to $1,500.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
She scribbles a little, and I look in my notebook at my paradox that I already sent to Ms. Steck via e-mail.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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Their white shirts filled up with messages scribbled by classmates and well-wishers – a colourful record of a shared journey through education.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
On a recent Saturday morning, Joel Galvez cracked open a spiral notebook and scribbled in the date and a prayer: “Dios bendiga este día. Amen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Layers of equipment, from real medical devices to whiteboards scribbled with a patients’ statuses, add to the ambient authenticity of a set built like an open emergency department, not a television soundstage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 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
Otto snatched his pad from his pocket, scribbled furiously, underlining key points.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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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
They moved on to a client tender and she was scribbling notes.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026
Lanier leaned on his down-home Texas folksiness throughout the trial, telling the jury what was on his heart and scribbling with grease pencil on his demonstrative aids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
And earlier this month United defender Noussair Mazraoui was recorded comically scribbling half-hearted signatures on a set of shirts given to him by a hunter who approached him at his car window after training.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 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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