pen
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"The farmer who owned the bull arrived at the ground and tried at first to sort of cajole it and get it into a pen, but it failed," Oswell said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
“I’ve got a pen, and I’ve got a phone,” Mr. Obama said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Contractors will use helicopters and other vehicles to drive the horses into a large catch pen with holding corrals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The most expensive pen Murrell bought - a Montblanc white gold fountain pen purchased for £4,225 - was found by officers during the search of Gordon Lamb House.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Before I answered Grandpa, I closed my eyes and drew a picture of the pen in my mind.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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The Supreme Court agreed in a majority opinion penned by Chief Justice John Roberts that was joined by two other conservative justices and the three liberals on the top court.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
In that case, the three liberal justices were joined by Roberts as well as Trump-appointee Amy Coney Barrett, who penned the majority opinion.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
A year later, Washington was in Philadelphia, having just been appointed commander of the Continental Army, where he penned a tender letter to Martha, his wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
He also penned film reviews for the New Jersey Herald and some for the New York Times as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Hublin blinks twice, gives the impression of a penned animal.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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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
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
Back on the ground, we stroll along the quays bordering the Seine, where so many writers walked for centuries before penning their masterpieces.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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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
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 result is a pent up demand that lures workers to come illegally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
“Post-COVID, we got this big influx of revenge travel, where everyone’s so pent up indoors and they’re just like, ‘Get me out there,’ ” McElroy explains.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2024
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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