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And it’s because, when you take a photograph or a scan, that blue pencil disappears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Ten years ago Alec Palao was casually flicking through a collection of old records when he noticed some faint pencil markings that were enough to draw a gasp.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Then he found a pencil and a sheet of paper and started writing.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The interesting twist is that Gapen and team not only think the Fed will hike in September, but now pencil in a second quarter-point hike in December.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

He taps the butt of his pencil hard on the drafting table.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

“I think everyone is sharpening their pencils and wondering what is the impact of this going to be,” Brill said of the spike in yields since August.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Similarly, many school supplies are produced overseas, like pencils and crayons, which are predominantly imported from Brazil, China, Mexico and India.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Labour peer Baroness Theresa Griffin of Princethorpe said she was once left in airport "holding pens" and given colouring pencils while travelling to Strasbourg.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Managers of seven Southern California water agencies have been studying options for building the pipelines and pump stations to transport the water on land if the technology pencils out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

For Alexander, this meant his sextant, notebook, and sharp pencils for recording the precise geographic location of each sighting.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

A day earlier, Kashkari said he penciled in one more rate hike in 2026 and another one next year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

But in commentary shared with MarketWatch, Slok said out that the gap between tech analysts’ rosy cash-flow forecasts and the more modest numbers being penciled in for other sectors was looking suspiciously wide.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Right-hander Roki Sasaki is working back from a blister on his middle finger and is penciled in to return from the IL next week against the Padres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Most officials penciled in one more increase this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The bottom of each red cup was given a dab of paste and the cup was pasted on the penciled heart.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Fed officials also pencilled in another rate rise by the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Goldman Sachs estimate is $474 billion in 2030 while Morgan Stanley has $330 billion pencilled in, according to forecasts shared with investors that the Wall Street Journal reported.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

Myles Lewis-Skelly, who was pencilled in to start in midfield, was moved to left-back and Saka, who is building up his fitness after a hip issue, was brought into the number 10 role.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

But given the slowdown in inflation, analysts at Capital Economics said they had now "pencilled in rate cuts towards the end of the year".

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

On it was pencilled the words: “Serves you right.”

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

In June, the Fed’s “dot plot” forecast of interest rates showed a dramatic shift toward tightening, with nine officials penciling at least one rate hike this year and six penciling in more than one.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Members of the wider policy committee signaled they aren’t afraid to raise interest rates to achieve that goal, penciling in at least one quarter-percentage-point hike by the end of 2026.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

“We’re not penciling in a recession or anything like that.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

In the meantime, below are 10 essential Latino performances we’ll be penciling into our schedule, listed in chronological order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025

All day one Saturday the girls gave each other curly permanent waves and plucked out their eyebrows, penciling a thin arc over each eye.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

While expectations of a swift eurozone rate hike have been tempered somewhat, some are now pencilling one in for the ECB's June meeting.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

And while full-year earnings growth estimates for S&P500 companies have sunk to zero, consensus forecasts are now pencilling in a rebound of almost 12% next year.

From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023

These will help get that hole out of your head and let you start pencilling in a good score on the card.

From Golf Digest ● Feb. 7, 2018

He also said he was "pencilling in" three further increases next year, as interest rates returned gradually to "a normal level" of about 2.5%.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2017

They seem dreadfully afraid lest any one should peep over their shoulders, and discover the wonderful "odds" they are pencilling down.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various