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marker

[mahr-ker] / ˈmɑr kər /
NOUN
a writing instrument
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After extensive research, I could not find so much as a marker, on-site or elsewhere, commemorating the lives lost.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026

Volunteers organized the supplies — toothbrushes, baby wipes, instant soup and many other items — and loaded them into boxes, drawing hearts on the outside with magic marker.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The scans showed that fish oil supplements did not slow shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region critical for memory that is commonly used as a marker of brain aging and Alzheimer's risk.

From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026

Growing evidence suggests male infertility can be a marker of wider health problems from obesity to smoking or hormonal abnormalities, according to Prof Alnajjar, who also speaks for the British Association of Urological Surgeons.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Livingston took a black marker out of his pocket.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan




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