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pencil

[pen-suhl] / ˈpɛn səl /






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For completeness a pencil is included in the tape exhibit.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Featuring about 40 colored pencil drawings — mostly on real menus from L.A. restaurants — the whimsical show is a love letter to his Fairfax neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Writer Greg Stolze posted a while back about “some professor” who “put googly eyes on a pencil and waved it at his class saying ‘Hi!

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

"At this critical power, the nonlinearity can counter the intrinsic disorder, creating a balance that transforms the input beam into a self-organized pencil beam," Cao explains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Little Britches took up her complimentary writing pad from The Overland Automobile Company and began making big letters with her complimentary pencil.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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