pencil
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Fishman also says Cusack’s greased-back hair and pencil mustache were partly inspired by Eric Roberts in “Star 80.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
If you want colours to "pop", he says use a white eye pencil on the skin first and then press bright eyeshadows on top.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
They’re missing the place it shows up most: the small, unquantifiable human moments we quietly opt out of because the expected value doesn’t pencil out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The researchers believe the bees mixed dirt with saliva to construct each tiny nest, which measured less than the size of a pencil eraser.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Do you mind if I take some notes?” he asked, and removed a stubby pencil from his coat pocket.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Sharpen your No. 2 pencils for next week’s newsletter, because I’ll be leading Investing 101, Don’t Short Yourself style.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Similarly, many school supplies are produced overseas, like pencils and crayons, which are predominantly imported from Brazil, China, Mexico and India.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
He’s done the math — $82 a night for a queen bed, single occupancy; $89 for a king — and likes how it pencils out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Labour peer Baroness Theresa Griffin of Princethorpe said she was once left in airport "holding pens" and given colouring pencils while travelling to Strasbourg.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Thank you, past me, for packing my sketchbook and pencils at the last minute.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Though they probably will have only four starting spots to fill in the postseason — and Yamamoto, Skubal, Snell and Glasnow can be penciled in when healthy — Ohtani’s build-up adds an interesting wrinkle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
And he’s penciled in to pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Nine of 18 meeting participants penciled in at least one rate increase by December; none had done so in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Analysts currently have penciled in bottom-up earnings growth of more than 23%, according to FactSet analysts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Thomas returned to the crude map, trying to visualize the Maze and see stone walls where Minho had penciled lines.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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There are currently two reservoirs pencilled for completion in 2036 and the 2040s, and more set to be approved.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Danske’s Carsten Lonborg Madsen had pencilled in a revenue decline of between zero and minus 8% so the minus 5% to minus 13% range will necessitate a downgrade from him.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
The Fed currently has one cut pencilled in, and will update this forecast next week.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 6, 2025
Reports suggest fixtures against Uruguay and Japan are pencilled in.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
At the bottom of the last page he saw pencilled in a faint set of letters and figures.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Members of the wider policy committee signaled they aren’t afraid to raise interest rates to achieve that goal, penciling in at least one quarter-percentage-point hike by the end of 2026.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Wall Street analysts are already penciling in strong earnings growth — not just for large-cap companies, but for small-cap firms as well, FactSet data showed.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 9, 2026
The inflation outlook remains benign, and inflation expectations are firmly anchored, the BSP said, penciling in 2026 and 2027 inflation forecasts of 3.2% and 3.0%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
In the meantime, below are 10 essential Latino performances we’ll be penciling into our schedule, listed in chronological order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
“This is almost too easy,” Shay said, penciling a pair of fat, black eyebrows over her own.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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The lower consumer inflation figure for June gave policymakers enough "room to breathe" for now, but with further price rises expected Swonk was pencilling in two rate hikes for later this year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Many experts are pencilling in sharper declines ahead, depending on how long the conflict lasts.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
And while full-year earnings growth estimates for S&P500 companies have sunk to zero, consensus forecasts are now pencilling in a rebound of almost 12% next year.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
These will help get that hole out of your head and let you start pencilling in a good score on the card.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 7, 2018
Beneath, the great beauty lies in the delicate pencilling of the hind wing with pearly greys and browns, and contrasted with this, the warm roseate blush and aurora tint on the upper wing.
From British Butterfiles Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species by W. S. (William Stephen) Coleman