pencil in

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Major indexes hit session lows following the central bank’s widely expected decision to hold rates steady and pencil in one more cut for 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Unified to pencil in exact amounts for grants even though the district is likely to get its share.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Isabel Schnabel -- widely considered a hawk who is particularly wary of inflation -- fuelled expectations of possible rate-rises down the line after telling Bloomberg she was "rather comfortable" to see traders pencil in hikes.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

“I didn’t pencil in any cuts” next year, he said, because the Fed is going to have to maintain downward pressure “just to hold the line” on inflation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

I’m up before my sisters and in the middle of my book, a highlighter and pencil in hand, just like Papi taught me.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi