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Danske’s Carsten Lonborg Madsen had pencilled in a revenue decline of between zero and minus 8% so the minus 5% to minus 13% range will necessitate a downgrade from him.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

The annual rate of consumer price inflation dropped to 10.7% in November from 11.1% in October, a lower rate than the BoE had pencilled in last month.

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2022

Most analysts had pencilled in 8% growth in 2014 profits.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2014

If you had pencilled him in for 5000 Test runs, the only query would have been why you set the bar so low.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2012

Steve looked me over, and saw in my pocket the newspaper which I had brought from the railroad and on which I had pencilled a few expenses.

From The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains by Wister, Owen