pen
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Asked Monday if Trump might sign a future deal in pen, Carney said: "I don't know that."
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Seven Psychopaths was overly meta, starring Farrell as a screenwriter named Martin struggling to pen a movie called Seven Psychopaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
On busy nights, I’d estimate the wait, scribble down a last name, party size and pager number in black pen, then hand over a pleasantly hefty plastic puck.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
When the 2003 accounts were signed off by Deloitte in 2006, the homes, planes and yachts disappeared at the stroke of a pen.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Finally he threw away his last pen with a grunt of disgust and sat back on his heels in a mound of screwed-up paper.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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Larry Fink, the chairman and CEO of BlackRock, penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal this month arguing that America is in a high-stakes competition for capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The songwriter has penned hits this year for Olivia Rodrigo and Karol G. She’s also got an impressive album of her own on the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
West Yorkshire-born Fielding, who penned Bridget's famous diary as well co-writing the film adaptations, has set up the Bridget Jones Prize, external with charity New Writing North.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Even worse, Zaslav torched multiple projects while reportedly calling in personal favors for celebrity friends like Nicholas Pileggi, who penned the script for WBD’s 2025 bomb The Alto Knights, at great expense to the studio.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
They’re penned in, guarded on all sides by Peacekeepers.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Here she comes again, penning a song for the 2005 movie “Transamerica” that would go on to receive an Academy Award nomination.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Wilson -- behind an acclaimed translation which Nolan has praised -- generated headlines this week after penning a scathing critique of his screenplay.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
He cut his teeth by penning career-defining songs for his famous cousin, Peso Pluma — including anthemic corridos like “El Belicon,” “Siempre Pendientes” and “AMG.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
They had to find new ways to use their two best players, center Karl-Anthony Towns and point guard Jalen Brunson, instead of penning them into pre-defined roles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
That he did all this while also penning some of the greatest novels ever written simply goes to show that “Those who do, do much. Those who talk, talk much.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Australian migration agent Mark Welch said there was a pent up demand following Brexit, which was combined with those who weren't able to go because of Covid-19.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
Toxic energy and animosity get pent up, and carried out into the yard.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
And when Anisimova’s final return of serve flew wide, Sabalenka released all of the pent up tension by sinking to her knees and weeping onto the court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2025
Jefferson played with the ferocity of nearly two years of pent up football frustration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
There was a hundred years of speech, pent up, bursting to erupt.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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