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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

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

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

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

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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