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Twelve small, meticulous drawings in pencil, marker, crayons, and watercolor form a mournful martyrology.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
The grocer and counter clerks would take down orders in pencil on the back of the sacks, grind coffee beans, weigh out sugar and flour, and so on.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Getty Images Think fluffy brows, effortlessly tousled hair, and a brownish-pink pout, outlined in pencil a few shades darker than her lipstick.
—Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2024
Reporters fresh out of college learned to high-tail it to a fire or shooting; to buttonhole officials before and after public meetings; to take notes in pencil outdoors in winter, because ink congeals in the cold; and to meet deadlines and word limits.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
The grocer and counter clerks would take down orders in pencil on the back of the sacks, grind coffee beans, weigh out sugar and flour, and so on.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Getty Images Think fluffy brows, effortlessly tousled hair, and a brownish-pink pout, outlined in pencil a few shades darker than her lipstick.
—Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2024
Reporters fresh out of college learned to high-tail it to a fire or shooting; to buttonhole officials before and after public meetings; to take notes in pencil outdoors in winter, because ink congeals in the cold; and to meet deadlines and word limits.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
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“In pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pencil. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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