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marker

[mahr-ker] / ˈmɑr kər /
NOUN
a writing instrument
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In a recent interview, Gambetta framed IBM’s decision to open a stand-alone quantum foundry backed by $1 billion in federal funding as a crucial marker of progress.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

He also invited a cadet onstage to highlight physical fitness achievements, underscoring a recurring emphasis on bodily standards as a marker of military excellence.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

"With the MRIs, we also saw slower degradation of a marker of cartilage health in the intervention group, which was quite exciting."

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The authors find that “each fifty-year marker on America’s 250-year journey since 1776 has found our country at a crossroads of some sort.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Once they were both inside, Frank handed Joe a big green marker.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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