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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
On average, about 1 million bacteria live on every patch of skin roughly the size of a pencil eraser.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 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
I pushed my fat pink eraser over the See me and tried to look up at the board like nothing was wrong, but my stomach quaked.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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
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
It was the biggest bug I’d ever seen, bigger than two giant pink erasers stuck together.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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