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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 penmanship and his notetaking skills are impressive.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2025

The process might have felt impersonal to an adult, but as a child, receiving dozens of little envelopes that were addressed to me, in the individual penmanship of each of my classmates, felt heavenly.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2024

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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