pen
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Earlier this year, it came out with the multidose KwikPen for Zepbound, which is less expensive than the single-dose pen.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
I took another bite before picking up my pen.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Such overarching public sentiment inspired Johnson to pen a 700-word essay on why that mindset was the “most interesting phenomenon happening on earth right now.”
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
We also want to get an auto pen so we can write handwritten cards for guests because it’s kind of hard to write perfect handwriting in different languages and in cursive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“You’re missing two,” I said, reaching over to snag a pen off my desk.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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An aspiring screenwriter himself, Hunnam has penned a project for Max Winkler, who’s also the main director on “Monster.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Its chief penned a letter on 29 July pleading with those who have remained to leave immediately, saying that Ontario firefighters cannot do their jobs safely with people still in their homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The Supreme Court agreed in a majority opinion penned by Chief Justice John Roberts that was joined by two other conservative-leaning justices and the three liberal-leaning justices.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Woodall still works at the Economist as the Asian editor, but the commemorative article published in the August issue was penned by Simon Cox.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The name written on it was penned in bold black ink.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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After a steady run of penning, producing and directing various projects, Blaustein made a career pivot in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
She continued writing while working as a doctor specialising in brain disorders in Boston, Massachusetts, and her publishing career took off when she began penning psychological thrillers.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
He studied and wrote poetry in detention, penning his verses on cigarette boxes when he couldn't access paper.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
But after an extensive hiatus, all three Wayans brothers are back, penning a new script that will lampoon the best and worst horror has had to offer in the 13 years since “Scary Movie 5.”
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
The earliest recorded contest took place at Chalds in around 700 bc, the poet Hesiod proudly penning a few lines in celebration of his winning a solo singing class there.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Aswan remembers taking her driving theory test: "I got so pent up about passing it first time that when I failed by a couple of points I've never tried to get it back."
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
Having been pent up for so long, friendless and homesick, they go wild in the safety of Luna’s generic apartment, which scenic designer Tanya Orellana furnishes with makeshift graduate school touches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 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
The pent waters spread out into a long oval lake, pale Nen Hithoel, fenced by steep grey hills whose sides were clad with trees, but their heads were bare, cold-gleaming in the sunlight.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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