quill
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Rather than fixating on Jefferson’s quill scratches, Mr. Amar illuminates how this equality ethos resonated with America’s most profound thinkers—from the fiery eloquence of Frederick Douglass to the unyielding advocacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
He must save it all for his quill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Written using quill and ink, the letter dated 4 September 1892 reveals the names of three engineers who installed a new type of light in the 30ft tower.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
I would exercise my First Amendment right to free speech—but in the old-fashioned way: by scratching out pamphlets with a quill pen and handing them out on the street.
From Slate ● May 8, 2024
The light that came from outside made ordinary objects seem important: a quill pen, a pitcher with milk, an earring, the brass buttons that were part of a straight-backed chair.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
As late as the 1800s, most commodities were cultivated: Cinnamon bark was peeled and rolled into quills, opium juiced from poppies, and tea leaves dried out in the sun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Each one is hand-plucked, which means you may spot a few black quills here and there; the company insists they’re harmless, and they disappear once cooked.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
According to reports at the time there were some clues, including the discovery of straw bedding with porcupine quills in it.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2025
South American porcupines are equipped with a menacing coat of hollow, overlapping quills, which offer a substantial amount of protection but do little to regulate body temperature.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
It was crowded with abandoned quills, a rusty tinder box, and a few coins and pound notes, which I was sore tempted to take.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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