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scribble

[skrib-uhl] / ˈskrɪb əl /


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Then, in April, the court said: Now that we have the full case before us, we’re going to summarily reverse the district court for the reasons set forth in our five-paragraph scribble from December.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Ava steps away for a moment, giving Deborah an opportunity to reach for her notebook to scribble a thought . . . then it happens.

From Salon May 29, 2026

He usually writes the movies he directs; this time around, he didn’t have to scribble a single word.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

But like everything else in the movie, it’s just a scribble in the margins.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2025

As time runs out, I scribble down the list, as exhausted as if I had actually loaded a wagon with hundreds of pounds of goods.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

Unlike scribbles on a Post-it note, a password manager can be set to back up online.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

Ultimately for me, this season’s scribbles ended up looking something like:

From Salon Sep. 9, 2025

Malak picks up a pen from the headteacher's desk and scribbles over the photo.

From BBC May 7, 2025

Sherman’s childhood algebra book from 1829, complete with scribbles, had been bid up to $1,500.

From New York Times May 14, 2024

But many of their favorite pictures and photographs were still hanging on that movie theater wall, above the empty mattresses, along with their homely scrawls; and scribbles.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

One $10,000 loan, memorialized in a note scribbled in Vietnamese, called for $100 a day in interest.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The childhood bunk bed was a technicolour dreamcoat of late-night results, felt tip pen scribbled on the oak-stained frame a record of who was winning the ultimate, never-ending championship of brotherly video game encounters.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib furiously scribbled responses like “That’s a lie” and “No King” on a small whiteboard.

From Salon Feb. 25, 2026

Last month, I scribbled every form I’d need for my return on the envelope of the first 2025 income-tax form I received:W-2s, receipts, broker statements, etc.

From MarketWatch Feb. 17, 2026

Eddie leaned back against the beat-up seat and traced a name that had been scribbled on the vinyl in black marker.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

He often made notes, scribbling in an A4 hardback notebook, and sometimes shook his head at parts of their testimony.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

They moved on to a client tender and she was scribbling notes.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2026

While on vacation in France, he started scribbling an idea for a spy novel.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 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

They seemed to know just what to do: scribbling words on the paper, sticking it inside the candle wax, holding it up until the wick ignited on its own without explanation, and setting it free.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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