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scribe

[skrahyb] / skraɪb /
NOUN
one who transcribes professionally
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NOUN
writer
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Wherever the sleuth goes, the scribe is sure to follow—if about five steps behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” which he directed, was his final project as a scribe.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Or as one scribe put it, the school didn’t want to be dwarfed by “a gigantic breakfast side dish.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

My A.I. scribe has restored the joy to my practice, an experience that is not quantifiable in a metric but which my patients and I can feel in our bones.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Staggering away, the scribe felt his heel snag on the rough ground, and he began to topple over backward, arms flailing wildly.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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