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manuscript

[man-yuh-skript] / ˈmæn jəˌskrɪpt /
NOUN
book, script
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Prosecutors say Ying brought a dummy manuscript back to the library after stealing the real one.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Ying pleaded guilty to a single count of stealing a 17th century manuscript dating from China’s Qing dynasty.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

"The results in this manuscript do not represent evidence for the presence of Majorana zero modes in the reported devices," they wrote.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Other than the official, signed copy at the National Archives, this is the only known parchment manuscript copy in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Even in his ailing state White assisted Grove with the book, as if he were consumed by an unsolved case, until the manuscript was completed.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Speaking ahead of the auction, Will Passey, a specialist in the books and manuscripts department at Sotheby's, said the "moving" letter served as "a testament to the strength" of their friendship.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

UCLA’s library system flagged that several rare Chinese manuscripts were missing, and an investigation revealed the books were last viewed by a visitor who identified himself as "Alan Fujimori."

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

“None of the characters in an Allie Rowbottom book are well mothered,” said the novelist Chelsea Bieker, who workshops manuscripts with Rowbottom alongside Genevieve Hudson and T Kira Madden.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

The poem survives today because it was copied into certain manuscripts of Ecclesiastical History of the English People, an 8th century history written in Latin by the English monk Bede.

From Science Daily May 17, 2026

Books, scrolls and manuscripts littered the small room.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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