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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

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

"I scribble and sketch, but shift quickly to the computer. I thought I'd write the whole manuscript longhand - by the third paragraph I gave up."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

I scribble the word “PRIVATE” across the front with a marker and tear out the old notes.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

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

Mr. Polito identifies Mr. Dylan’s myriad sources, the contents of the box, often from unimpeachable evidence: the songwriter’s own scribbles in the margins of his manuscripts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

Malak picks up a pen from the headteacher's desk and scribbles over the photo.

From BBC ● May 7, 2025

The duo quietly scribbles away, creating in the presence of one another, as pages of manuscript pile up.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

I close the book too hard, and Jonah scribbles a note and holds it up.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

We went around the long dinner table, illuminated by a fireplace, and read what we’d scribbled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

He was greeted by the flashing cameras of 22 photographers as he entered the dugout before kick-off, while one City fan raised a bedsheet with 'Pep Stay' scribbled on it.

From BBC ● May 19, 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

We fist bumped, he scribbled a hall pass and I turned to leave.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Jack McGrail and Aiyana Da’Briel, staff leaders for the SoLa Live Accelerator program behind the event, seemed to be everywhere at once, passing out wristbands and scribbling on clipboards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

He often made notes, scribbling in an A4 hardback notebook, and sometimes shook his head at parts of their testimony.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Instead, performance slumped and he retired in February 2000, scribbling a message on his office whiteboard: “Tulip bulbs for sale”—a reminder of 17th-century speculation in the Dutch flower market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 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