scribbling

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It was finally done in a month of frantic scribbling and, when complete, caused eyes to pop.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Scenes of Redford and Hoffman taking phone calls and scribbling down notes, or poring over library slips in desperate search of a kernel of a lead, were thrilling.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Cars lined up and Swig employees walked from customer to customer, scribbling orders on sticky notes and ringing up sales with a Casio register.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Laughs, applause, and serious scribbling on notepads ensued.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

Then he started talking about let a equal acceleration and let t equal time and suddenly he was scribbling letters and numbers and equals signs all over the blackboard and my mind went dead.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath