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scribble

[skrib-uhl] / ˈskrɪb əl /


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Then, in April, the court said: Now that we have the full case before us, we’re going to summarily reverse the district court for the reasons set forth in our five-paragraph scribble from December.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Ava steps away for a moment, giving Deborah an opportunity to reach for her notebook to scribble a thought . . . then it happens.

From Salon May 29, 2026

You had this rough scribble of a brick base with a curvy wave over the top of it.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

To entertain themselves, they used notebooks to scribble down funny or vivid things other people brought up in their treatment groups, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

Every time a commercial would come on, we would scribble the toy on the form.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Meanwhile, the 2025 novel “Unfit” by Ariana Harwicz, about a mother losing her children in a custody battle, uses erratic crayon scribbles on its cover.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2026

It feels like writing on paper, only your notes sync to all your devices and your scribbles are actually searchable.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

Steves is a lifelong Lutheran, a Christian who, during our Salon photo shoot, scribbles a postcard to his Grandma Grace on "Long Gone Ave., Heaven."

From Salon Feb. 28, 2025

When India head coach Gautam Gambhir scribbles down in his notepad what has gone wrong for them here then a poor showing under the floodlights will surely be top of the list.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2024

Even the board where Dad scribbles Scoob’s daily instructions is gone.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

Their white shirts filled up with messages scribbled by classmates and well-wishers – a colourful record of a shared journey through education.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

On a recent Saturday morning, Joel Galvez cracked open a spiral notebook and scribbled in the date and a prayer: “Dios bendiga este día. Amen.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib furiously scribbled responses like “That’s a lie” and “No King” on a small whiteboard.

From Salon Feb. 25, 2026

Last month, I scribbled every form I’d need for my return on the envelope of the first 2025 income-tax form I received:W-2s, receipts, broker statements, etc.

From MarketWatch Feb. 17, 2026

Now, as he sat among his scribbled papers in the stillness of his room, the words filled the air.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

And every time, Claude returned to its imaginary chalkboard and began scribbling away again.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

“We’re all scribbling notes, and after about an hour, we’d go, ‘I think we got enough here,’ and we’d go write songs about what she’d told us.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

It was finally done in a month of frantic scribbling and, when complete, caused eyes to pop.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

They moved on to a client tender and she was scribbling notes.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2026

They seemed to know just what to do: scribbling words on the paper, sticking it inside the candle wax, holding it up until the wick ignited on its own without explanation, and setting it free.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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