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marker

[mahr-ker] / ˈmɑr kər /
NOUN
a writing instrument
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Risk tolerance is the subjective marker in this trio.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

A study of 129 workers in an orange juice factory in Brazil reported lower blood concentrations of apolipoprotein B, or apo-B, a marker that reflects the number of cholesterol-carrying particles linked to heart attack risk.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 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

This was a marker from England for the rest of this event and the Olympics in two years' time, when Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can add reinforcements too.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

And with that she pushed a cart full of cartons toward him and handed him a marker.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Although GPS satellites are U.S.-owned military hardware, the reference frame relies on an international patchwork of aging radio-telescopes staring at quasars, laser-ranging stations and physical ground markers anchored to shifting tectonic plates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

By watching how the reference markers lined up during assembly, they could carefully set the rotation angle between the two layers.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 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

In a response to AFP on X, Google said images created with the feature include SynthID digital watermarks, invisible markers embedded in media generated using the company's artificial intelligence tools.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

I lead Nora back to my room, where our sisters are splayed out on the floor, surrounded by markers, stickers, and paper.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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