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penmanship

[pen-muhn-ship] / ˈpɛn mənˌʃɪp /


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If interpreting the economy now hinges on fine differences between upper and lowercases, sloppy penmanship could lead to financial ruin.

From Barron's Dec. 4, 2025

To Evans’s surprise, Patchett wrote back, thanking her for commenting on something that meant a lot to her and praising Evans’s penmanship.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 8, 2025

His collection became a private conceit, scrupulously named and dated in the penmanship of a monk, stored in boxes and metal bins like a man in a film hiding riches in the shadows.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2023

The court papers also claimed that the amendment was potentially fraudulent, asserting that Lisa Marie’s signature was “inconsistent” with her usual penmanship.

From New York Times May 16, 2023

In my penmanship class at school, we had recently graduated from pencil to ink.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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