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pen

[pen] / pɛn /








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

From BBC 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

Earlier this year, it came out with the multidose KwikPen for Zepbound, which is less expensive than the single-dose pen.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

In the Season 2 premiere of “Your Friends & Neighbors,” Jon Hamm’s Coop falls on his back while trying to steal a $100,000 Montblanc pen.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Mom was studying at our little desk, and the soft light and the sound of her pen scratching against the paper lulled me to sleep.

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

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

Woodall still works at the Economist as the Asian editor, but the commemorative article published in the August issue was penned by Simon Cox.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Oates, who penned the Pulitzer Prize-nominated “Blonde,” said that, within the world of translators, Wilson’s review “seems all the more surprising since all translations are, presumably, subjective & not equivalent to the original text.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The audio was recorded during the drafting of the 2017 memoir that Biden penned with co-writer Mark Zwonitzer.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Herd animals do well when penned in crowded conditions, because they are accustomed to living in densely packed groups in the wild.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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

Pochettino’s faith in the power of fruit and candles and his penchant for penning aphorisms hasn’t taken away from the ferociousness of his approach to soccer.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

That means writers penning all their own work—and people who acknowledge using chatbots for help—are trying to master something they never worried about before: how to sound human.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 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

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

“There isn’t a lot of pent up inflationary pressure in the economy,” Macklem said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

Aswan remembers taking her driving theory test: "I got so pent up about passing it first time that when I failed by a couple of points I've never tried to get it back."

From BBC Nov. 19, 2025

Having been pent up for so long, friendless and homesick, they go wild in the safety of Luna’s generic apartment, which scenic designer Tanya Orellana furnishes with makeshift graduate school touches.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

Toxic energy and animosity get pent up, and carried out into the yard.

From Slate Oct. 8, 2025

I could feel the evilness flowing through my body and waiting, pent up, to rush off my tongue if I tried to open my mouth.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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