scribbling

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Lanier leaned on his down-home Texas folksiness throughout the trial, telling the jury what was on his heart and scribbling with grease pencil on his demonstrative aids.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Scenes of Redford and Hoffman taking phone calls and scribbling down notes, or poring over library slips in desperate search of a kernel of a lead, were thrilling.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Cars lined up and Swig employees walked from customer to customer, scribbling orders on sticky notes and ringing up sales with a Casio register.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Laughs, applause, and serious scribbling on notepads ensued.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

The last sound she heard was Fenoglio's pen scribbling over the paper, writing word after word as fast as a weaver's shuttle turning black threads into colorfully patterned cloth....

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke