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marker

[mahr-ker] / ˈmɑr kər /
NOUN
a writing instrument
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The researchers examined tumor samples from 16 children, including four whose cancers lacked the fusion marker but proved fatal, four with fusion-positive tumors, and eight children with fusion-negative disease who remained alive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

And three years out from the 2029 World Cup, they have laid down an early marker of their title credentials.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

She proceeded to become part of it, holding the down marker and helping educate the inexperienced students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The London-based energy major said Wednesday that its refining margin marker is forecast at $42 a barrel for the third quarter compared with $24 a barrel in the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

It would be a marker for me and Aunt Kitty tomorrow, to let us know right where he was lurking.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The maker of Sharpie markers and Elmer’s glue swung to a third-quarter loss of $81 million, or 19 cents a share, from a profit of $21 million, or 5 cents a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

There are two further areas where the chancellor laid down markers, with little fiscal cost, in terms of the long term plan.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

It was a reclamation of beauty standards, in which icons like the Brat singer Teresa Covarrubias adopted the visual markers of shadow and decay, refusing to render themselves more easily readable or palatable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

To determine how much the cells had rejuvenated, the researchers examined their molecular clocks, particularly biological markers known as epigenetic clocks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

I was an almost in kindergarten when I asked if I could use markers at art time, instead of just crayons.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff


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