pencil

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Recent Examples of pencil And in states where grid power is expensive — California, for example — solar could still pencil out for homeowners without the tax credit. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 26 June 2025 The front office and coaching staff can probably pencil Bobby McMann into a third-line left wing position and Scott Laughton into a fourth-line role of some kind. Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 31 May 2025 Will Los Angeles still be a place where middle class, below-the-line entertainment workers can make a living and new productions can pencil out, or has the city permanently ceded that ground? Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 Supporters have said the 50% threshold was too restrictive and left developers unable to make certain projects pencil out. Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pencil
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ink
Verb
  • Blue Ant Studios, an international production studio and rights business, inked the deal with the U.K. channel to release the film at 9 p.m. London time on Aug. 18.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
  • Sony Group Corporation has inked a strategic business alliance with anime and gaming powerhouse Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., with the electronics and entertainment conglomerate also acquiring a 2.5% stake in the company for approximately JPY68 billion ($464 million).
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2025

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“Pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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