mechanical pencil
Americannoun
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mechanical pencils
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With the width of a thin mechanical pencil lead and the length of a sewing pin, it’s easy to see how this tiny, thread-like snippet of an invertebrate has gone unnoticed — until now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
The video equipment has improved, but even now researchers often take waterproof notes by writing on pieces of PVC pipe with a mechanical pencil.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 24, 2022
I was drumming my mechanical pencil on the table for five minutes straight, stumped on this one problem, and barely had the stamina to continue.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2021
He outlines her portrait in mechanical pencil, one of several weighing down his front pocket.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2018
A bright green mechanical pencil with a nubby pink eraser at the end.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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