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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
Gary offered Noah his paddle eraser then toweled off the top of his bare head.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
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
I would later teach him the benefits of using a toothbrush, and then a magic eraser years later.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
The fog thickened and, like an eraser on a blackboard, wiped out Amaroq and Silver and the tip of Kapu’s tail.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
Motivating them are perks like erasers, finger traps, melon and egg bars and waffle parties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
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
“We’re not going to have just human erasers just running all over the film. Our team has to play together to win football games.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
She’s also working without erasers: “So def can’t afford to make any mistakes,” Ms. Sorokin texted.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
So she quickly put away the erasers and ran for the door.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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