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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

Selleck spent four years writing the book longhand on yellow legal pads, quoting from George Will and Raymond Chandler along the way.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

And while other companies began to digitize operations, Samyang’s employees did their books in longhand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024

"I write slowly, the first pages in longhand, then typing," she says.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

In spite of the years of note taking and longhand drafts, his writing had never gone to hell the way mine had.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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