longhand

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Escoffery says: "I don't write much longhand, but I write a lot in my head and that's what I did during those pauses. There were 50 or so drafts written."

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

During moments of rest, he leafed through a diary, written longhand by a Russian soldier: “I’ve been at war for four weeks already and I miss my mom,” Courier read.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

She started writing what would become “The Other Black Girl” in longhand, on Knopf stationery — something that helps her be less critical, she said — during quiet moments at her cubicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Some city ordinances weren’t even indexed, forcing Birch and Karabian to leaf through the longhand lawbooks page by page, wearing special archival gloves.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023

Back East, Malcolm X carefully read and then signed the publication contract, and he withdrew from his wallet a piece of paper filled with his sprawling longhand.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey