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Noun
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Hassabis and Murdoch had to hire a team from scratch.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025 -
While some were raised by reality TV royalty or hail from a famous family, others are starting their empires from scratch.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Researchers at the University of Oxford recently set out to read some of Tennyson’s indecipherable scribbles using advanced imaging techniques.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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But, in the background, a caustic Shauna scribbles her own tale in her journal.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy: Discover the timeless art of Arabic calligraphy through the artistic practice of handwriting based on Arabic alphabet.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the white space below the image, their names are marked down in pink ink with his sister’s handwriting.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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