pencil
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In other rooms, colleagues arranged pencil sharpeners, water bottles and crayons in patterns, recording with depth-sensor cameras.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The auction also features several of Monroe's personal make-up products, including lipsticks, blush and eyeliner pencil, which the auction company noted has continued to captivate people on TikTok hoping to recreate Monroe's look.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Outgoing Chair Jerome Powell last year shelved an attempt to revisit officials’ “dot plot” exercise, where they pencil in where they expect rates to go.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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
Boomer Malone once ate a whole pencil without even knowing it till he got to the eraser and broke off a tooth.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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