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I learned the ritual that very first summer with my firstborn, when the August air was still heavy but the Target was suddenly full of pens and protractors.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2022

It cannot handle stairs, and the company says it can go up and down slopes that are at a 16 percent incline, so get your protractors out before attempting to take Gita up a ramp.

From The Verge Oct. 15, 2019

A protractor: We don’t get it either, but apparently they all need protractors, because God knows none of us go a single blessed day without finding ourselves in need of a protractor.

From Golf Digest Aug. 10, 2017

It is a tool capable of performing all the tasks protractors, three-section spiral notebooks and No. 2 pencils once performed.

From Washington Times Aug. 13, 2016

These include the earliest dated set of European navigation instruments found thus far: compasses, protractors, calipers, sounding leads, tide calculators, and a device for calculating speed called a log reel.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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