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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

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

Lousy penmanship didn’t stop me from becoming someone whose profession depends on shaping letters.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2024

Aunt Kitty gave me a disapproving scowl, and I pushed on before she brought up adding penmanship to my lessons in vocabulary and sums.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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