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The enrollment of 4-year-olds, who need less hands-on care, typically helps cover the higher labor costs of caring for infants, so shifting solely to serving younger children doesn’t always pencil out financially.
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Calmatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Per my colleagues, the picks headed to Dallas are the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2026 first (can probably pencil that in at 30th) and a pick from Golden State in 2030, protected 1-20.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
But navigating the bureaucracy, paperwork and insurance grew to be too difficult, and the math just wouldn’t pencil out.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Manager Rocco Baldelli will regularly pencil four of the Twins’ own first-round picks (Lewis, Trevor Larnach, Matt Wallner and Brooks Lee) and one second-round pick (Luke Keaschall) into the lineup the rest of the way, and only Keaschall is an official rookie (and tearing it up).
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John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
18 Aug. 2025
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Calmatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Per my colleagues, the picks headed to Dallas are the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2026 first (can probably pencil that in at 30th) and a pick from Golden State in 2030, protected 1-20.
—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
But navigating the bureaucracy, paperwork and insurance grew to be too difficult, and the math just wouldn’t pencil out.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Manager Rocco Baldelli will regularly pencil four of the Twins’ own first-round picks (Lewis, Trevor Larnach, Matt Wallner and Brooks Lee) and one second-round pick (Luke Keaschall) into the lineup the rest of the way, and only Keaschall is an official rookie (and tearing it up).
—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil
ink
Verb
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The proof is inked on his right arm.
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Should his contract be converted to a standard one mid-season, the Pacers could still ink him to a rookie minimum deal and get the benefits of the lower salary that the second-round provides.
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“Pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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