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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
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
She looked me up on the appointment list, tapping the eraser end of her pencil on the desk.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
He confronts the erasers with the trace of what they sought to erase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
However, nonconductive materials like fingernails or pencil erasers do not alter the electric field, so the screen does not respond.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026
One problem involved a basket of school supplies including erasers, notebooks and writing paper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
They also used decidedly old-school methods such as long cotton swabs and standard-issue erasers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Mrs. Lowe made me clean the erasers for a week and apologize in front of the whole class for taking up their time with my nonsense.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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