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Also, at five of nine mail processing facilities studied, retail clerks who were postmarking ballots by hand sometimes used stamps with inaccurate dates, according to the report.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

That means casting letters in a lead alloy and sewing pages together with thread, sometimes by hand.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Some indoor farms do not have bees, and growers pay workers to pollinate flowers by hand.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

After moving heavy boxes of metal tools and parts by hand between cargo pallets, he strolls over, steps into the box, sits down and smiles, running his fingers through his hair like in the shower.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

It took us two days: chopping candied fruit, mixing the cake by hand, and lining cake tins with cut-up brown paper bags.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce



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