penned

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Ahead of the sentencing, Reeves — the star of Rinsch’s most notable project to date — penned a letter in May requesting “leniency and mercy as well as justice” in the filmmaker’s sentencing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The Supreme Court agreed in a majority opinion penned by Chief Justice John Roberts that was joined by two other conservative justices and the three liberals on the top court.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

A year later, Washington was in Philadelphia, having just been appointed commander of the Continental Army, where he penned a tender letter to Martha, his wife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Lope de Vega wrote of honor and conflict a few doors down from where Miguel de Cervantes penned the first quixotic quest.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

Their correspondence had consisted of terse notes, hers likely penned by one of the other sisters and signed by Sister Ignatia.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill