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pencilling

  • present participle
    of pencil.
    pencil
    noun
    a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.

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While expectations of a swift eurozone rate hike have been tempered somewhat, some are now pencilling one in for the ECB's June meeting.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Many experts are pencilling in sharper declines ahead, depending on how long the conflict lasts.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

And while full-year earnings growth estimates for S&P500 companies have sunk to zero, consensus forecasts are now pencilling in a rebound of almost 12% next year.

From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023

Anytime you get Rahm in California pencilling in a top 10 is just a given at this point.

From Golf Digest ● Feb. 12, 2020

The plumage of the Barn Owl is remarkable for its softness, its delicacy of pencilling on the upper parts and its snowy whiteness below.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns