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marker

[mahr-ker] / ˈmɑr kər /
NOUN
a writing instrument
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Bicarbonate is a blood marker closely associated with carbon dioxide in the body.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

Risk tolerance is the subjective marker in this trio.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

One of those displaced by the advance was Jamal Abu Miri, a 68-year-old retired land surveyor who understood firsthand that the Yellow Line was more than just an arbitrary marker on a map.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

An increase, above all, would lay down a marker.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

With white paper, cut two circles to be the eyes and use the marker to draw pupils.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

They used shared mutations as biological markers of ancestry, somewhat like a consumer ancestry testing service.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Text books, notebooks, pens and markers lay scattered across his bed and study table.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

The company behind Sharpie markers and Elmer’s glue said Friday it now expects full-year normalized earnings per share to be 73 cents to 77 cents, up from 56 cents to 60 cents previously.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The number of achievement markers have grown in recent years, according to Credential Engine, a nonprofit studying the wide world of work-related qualifications.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

And look, there is a sign out front, which someone made with poster board and fat markers: WELCOME, ANNABELLE!

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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