pen
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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
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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
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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
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“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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