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[pen] / pɛn /








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Cinematographer Brendan Galvin and editors David Rosenbloom and Joe Rosenbloom take us inside the bodyguard’s POV as he notes each pen click, pocket grasp and suspicious glance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

He later put pen to paper to explain the company's ill-fated pivot to the metaverse in 2021.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Under her pen name, Tribulation Periwinkle, she even wrote a sendup of the heady maunderings in her home town.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But the task force had arranged the meeting in a manner where public comment was restricted to Post-it notes, on which attendees could only pen their thoughts and stick them up on whiteboards.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Before Mom can fill anything in, I grab the pen and write “Fern Silvana” where it says to write the student’s name.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

In 2020, with Green attached to direct, the project underwent a reset, which included bringing in screenwriter Samy Burch, a future Oscar nominee for her already penned “May December” script.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

In one remarkable 1973 writing session, Parton penned two of her signature hits – Jolene and I Will Always Love You.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Parton always planned to have a solo career and penned her first Top 10 singles — among them “Joshua,” “Jolene” and “Coat of Many Colors” — during her tenure with Wagoner.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

On a Turkish hillside overlooking the olive-covered slopes outside Izmir is a cave known to generations of locals as the place where Homer penned "The Odyssey".

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

We’re all a little nervous, penned up in the holding area, but it’s a good nervous.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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

Prior to his TV career, Shalit was a senior film critic for Look Magazine, and continued to spend years penning columns in the New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal and TV Guide.

From BBC Jun. 13, 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

By the time she had finished penning the propulsive tale, “I almost felt like I owed them an apology,” Arnott admits.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 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

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

Most everyone is pent up, ready to pop.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 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

“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

But this time his feelings were all pent in his heart: I was not worthy to hear them uttered.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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