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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
Well, actually it’s a tale of how one woman, with an blind eye to stereotypes, had the eraser that took “National Spokesperson for the Plight of Black People” off my forehead.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
He confronts the erasers with the trace of what they sought to erase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
Their tools include everything from vacuum cleaners to cotton swabs to bags full of shredded erasers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Some were giddy, presenting gifts of chocolates and unicorn erasers.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
So before the vision could fade, I carried the box of erasers down the hall, down two flights of steps, and outside.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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