mechanical pencil
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And finally, what one writer’s attempt to sell a used mechanical pencil on TikTok says about how the platform is changing.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
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
He slipped on his $5 spectacles and twisted out the lead from a yellow Paper Mate mechanical pencil.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2015
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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