jottings

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The text, however, evokes a stack of index cards with jottings from an indefatigable researcher unbound by historical limits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

He was due to be sentenced on Thursday at Wood Green Crown Court, which had received a letter Judge David Aaronberg KC described as "jottings and scribblings on a piece of paper".

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

His printed draft had whiteout and other jottings indicating clearly it was not a final version.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2020

Gould’s jottings, mostly in black felt-tip pen, are not always legible.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2018

In between setting up, he found time to make some notebook jottings, too.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman