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pencil (in)

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Definition of pencil (in)

as in to author

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As plastic in the body breaks down into smaller and smaller bits — known as microplastics and nanoplastics — the potential danger increases, said Wei Min, a Columbia University chemist who co-authored the study.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The new report, authored by Marc Rosenblum, a former head of the DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics who left in July, relies on other records obtained through open-records requests and analyzed by outside groups.

— Ted Hesson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

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Reducing Gulliver’s Travels to only a topsy-turvy tale of humans both tiny and massive is to ignore the savage intellect that penned its words.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Luke Roberts and Justin Matthews, who penned the first film, also wrote the screenplay for the sequel.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of pen

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Russia, like the United States, did not sign on to the treaty.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
According to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that Williams was there to sign on behalf of the federal government, some nuclear-security research may take place at Pacific Fusion’s future facility.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sign on

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Jonas even gave his number to Hadid’s mother, scribbled on a piece of paper.

— Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2026
The messages, scribbled on whatever scrap of paper a sender could find, often featured misspellings and shaky penmanship; many older residents of rural areas did not know how to read or write well, if at all.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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