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He cleaned them and realized that the mark, which looked like it was from a pencil eraser, was in his own field of vision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The state’s prior enforcement becomes a kind of legal eraser, wiping away the injured party’s ability to seek future protection.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026
One of his favourite items is a giant eraser from 2009 - a rare item because Ziggy said he "can't find any images of them online".
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
When exposed to ultraviolet rays, the patch resets to a blank state, similar to erasing content from a sketchbook using an eraser.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
Cole traced the eraser of his pencil across the table.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
He confronts the erasers with the trace of what they sought to erase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
One problem involved a basket of school supplies including erasers, notebooks and writing paper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
This is why RNA-methylation needs to be tightly controlled, taken care of by a set of proteins: "writers" deposit, "readers" recognize and "erasers" remove the methyl group.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
He often starts with everyday materials such as push pins, seeds or pencil erasers, arranging them into larger objects that challenge viewers to question their original purpose and consider them fodder for art pieces.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
So when Hanako showed everyone her pencils with erasers, they caused quite a stir.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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