stenography

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But he did seem to will himself into some extreme stenography, whether for self-preservation or merely his own memory, or for some other reason.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2023

But exploring women at middle-age and older, as she tends to do, is also a canny defense against those who might reduce a young woman’s work to mere autobiographical stenography.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022

His grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, and his parents were high school teachers — his father taught history, his mother typing and stenography — and liberal Democrats.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022

“The statistics are fans’ shorthand stenography for our stories,” Thorn said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2021

The sister, who had taken on a job as a salesgirl, in the evening studied stenography and French, so as perhaps later to obtain a better position.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka