Example Sentences
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ANZ has penciled in a rate hike in September.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
According to the individual estimates entered as “dots” on the Fed’s latest so-called dot plot tool in the June projections, three officials had penciled in one hike by the end of the year.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Even though Warsh did not submit a forecast, nine of the 18 participants penciled in a 2026 rate hike.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
When the Fed last released a dot plot, in March, none had penciled in a hike this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Her eyebrows had been shaved and penciled in, one thicker than the other.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
