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If you have ever used a "magic eraser" sponge to scrub away scuffs on white shoes or crayon marks on a wall, you have seen how powerful these cleaners can be.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
The state’s prior enforcement becomes a kind of legal eraser, wiping away the injured party’s ability to seek future protection.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026
One of his favourite items is a giant eraser from 2009 - a rare item because Ziggy said he "can't find any images of them online".
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
I would later teach him the benefits of using a toothbrush, and then a magic eraser years later.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
“No es nada,” said Jake, covering up the word treasure on his graph paper with a rubber eraser.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
One problem involved a basket of school supplies including erasers, notebooks and writing paper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
This is why RNA-methylation needs to be tightly controlled, taken care of by a set of proteins: "writers" deposit, "readers" recognize and "erasers" remove the methyl group.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
They also used decidedly old-school methods such as long cotton swabs and standard-issue erasers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
“We’re not going to have just human erasers just running all over the film. Our team has to play together to win football games.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
So that’s how she found that family I mentioned, and saved her money for bus fare, and the rest of her money for two pencils and six erasers.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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