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marker

[mahr-ker] / ˈmɑr kər /
NOUN
a writing instrument
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“Fifty thousand people were told to leave their homes,” Caleb Marker, partner at Zimmerman Reed, who filed one of the class-action suits, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Four of the eight co-authors are employees of a company called Million Marker Wellness, Inc., which sells at-home plastic exposure testing kits for $399 each “as seen on Netflix’s The Plastic Detox.”

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Rehna Azim, awards editor for Movie Marker magazine, is on "Team Timothée".

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

“It’s illegal to sell a military marker of any kind,” says Doug Compton, 62, a member of the Grave Marker Recovery Team who calls himself “The Cemetery Man.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The Magic Marker smell of nail polish on your mom’s toes because she says she still wants to look nice so please just deal with it.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate




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