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longhand

[lawng-hand, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌhænd, ˈlɒŋ- /
NOUN
hand
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The high-school dropout read urban crime fiction, then wrote his own stories longhand in notebooks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

She started making notes - writing longhand, in pencil - in 1999.

From BBC Nov. 5, 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

Since I’ve written most of my works longhand, I often think about how the technology of the computer actually changes the texture of my thinking.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2023

I’d done it the first time, grudgingly, not telling him how much I hated typing, how I did all but the final drafts of my stories in longhand.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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