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as in amanuensis
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them
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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings
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as in writer
a person who creates a written work
a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe
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Recent Examples of scribe
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Ancient Egyptian scribes had the same aches and pains, say researchers
Britannica.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Mikey Day co-wrote the script with Saturday Night Live scribe Streeter Seidell; Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) is on board to direct.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
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Peaky Blinders creator Knight replaced previous scribes Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson on the Star Wars project.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Ancient Egyptian scribes had the same aches and pains, say researchers
Britannica.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
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The Last Anniversary, the latest adaptation from Big Little Lies scribe Liane Moriarty.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Mikey Day co-wrote the script with Saturday Night Live scribe Streeter Seidell; Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) is on board to direct.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
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The journalist’s tone was snarky, but there were some direct quotes from my father’s amanuenses.Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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By Hillary Kelly The story goes that John Milton—who went blind in his early 40s—composed 20 lines of Paradise Lost in his mind each evening, and then repeated them aloud the next day to an assortment of amanuenses, among them his three daughters.Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
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Below are results from the Alameda County registrar of voters for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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With less than 30 minutes to go until polls close at 8 p.m. in California, voter turnout in Orange County is at more than 60%, according to an unofficial tally from the county registrar of voters.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads.Becca Stanek, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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About the Author Zoë Schlanger is a staff writer at The Atlantic.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Zhenya has filed a complaint for the assault.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Internationally, the company is focused on regulatory approval in China, with an application filed with the NMPA on October 16, 2024.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The watercolor was recently rejected by specialists in 2020, who believe the copyist worked from a photograph of the work that was first published in 1904.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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In an effort to thwart copyists, together these purist designers showed after the scheduled Fashion Week—and this was back when editors were still sailing to Paris from New York.Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
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In late October, county clerks had already received 226,646 ballots across the four counties.Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the rollout, which consisted of transferring massive voter datasets from antiquated county systems, was difficult for understaffed and overtaxed county clerk offices.ProPublica, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
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Content by this author: The Developing Economies and Japan: Lessons in Growth A leading economist who has occupied a number of high positions in Japan, Dr. Okita has a gift for dealing plainly with large, complicated subjects.Saburo Okita, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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The motifs on the seals acted as an early form of branding to identify commodities, according to the study authors.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Scientists are scratching their heads over what drives these powerful tempests.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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But even that blockbuster merely scratches the surface of his cultural impact.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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