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pencil

[pen-suhl] / ˈpɛn səl /






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When signing a new client, Berman says, “We come in with a road map written in pencil.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A box of drawing pins, an old stapler, a tangled mess of paperclips, a pencil sharpener.

From Literature

Economists believe Hammack and Logan are part of the seven senior Fed officials who penciled in no rate cuts for 2026 in the bank’s last forecast in December.

From MarketWatch

Kashkari said he had penciled in one rate cut for the year during quarterly projections made at the Fed’s December meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Calvin looked annoyed at the request, but Ella dug around in her bag and thrust a crumpled scrap of paper and the nub of a pencil into my hand.

From Literature