illegible
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Looking at his police file, I can hardly read the signature over his statement; his name is illegible, scrawled and messy, like that of a boy.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Both the paintings and the earthenware are scribbled with an illegible stream of consciousness poetry that Finley is channeling while making the work — often only visible in texture when the light hits right.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
"They were tasked with delivering 17 million pieces of mail that had been just thrown into hangers, that had been mouldy and a lot of the names on the letters were illegible," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024
For example, personal information on a ticket stub could be replaced with illegible letters, or a private building exchanged for a fake building or other landscape features.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2024
A witness with illegible handwriting signed a line at the bottom of the form, and Henrietta signed another.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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