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And in states where grid power is expensive — California, for example — solar could still pencil out for homeowners without the tax credit.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil
ink
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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
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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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