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In the booth, even with Surface devices, math was frequently done using a pen and paper. John Kell, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025 Rows of pens stretch for acres, bordered by long feed troughs and access lanes. Elly Fishman, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
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An open letter penned by actor BD Wong condemning the Maybe Happy Ending casting of a white actor in a role originally filled by an actor of Filipino descent has garnered more than 2,400 signatures. Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025 As the permitting process stalled earlier this year, Horizon 30 CFO Sean Chipman penned a letter to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in May. Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pen

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“Pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.

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