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Sure, some pundits are penciling them in as a play-in team, but those predictions overlook one thing: This roster is still loaded.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Many farmers decided that the payments — $300 per acre-foot of water conserved — would pencil out for them this year, in part because hay prices have recently fallen.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Claire Roe / Courtesy of DC Comics Harley made her canon DC Comics debut in 1999 with the special Batman: Harley Quinn, written once again by Dini and penciled by artist Yvel Guichet.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
His 124 1/3 innings ranked third on the team, and he’ll be penciled into the 2025 rotation.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
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Brian Sampson, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Many farmers decided that the payments — $300 per acre-foot of water conserved — would pencil out for them this year, in part because hay prices have recently fallen.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Claire Roe / Courtesy of DC Comics Harley made her canon DC Comics debut in 1999 with the special Batman: Harley Quinn, written once again by Dini and penciled by artist Yvel Guichet.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
His 124 1/3 innings ranked third on the team, and he’ll be penciled into the 2025 rotation.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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