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In the end, the price was far above expectations of approximately $6 Billion penciling out in the end at 16 times 2025 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Peloton lost 12 cents per share, double the loss of 6 cents analysts polled by LSEG penciled.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Some real estate experts say that’s because towers are expensive to build, especially with rising construction costs and tightening construction lending, and don’t financially pencil out even with what are effectively public subsidies in the form of tax breaks.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
However, the nickel position is a bit of a mystery with second-year DB Chau Smith-Wade currently penciled into it.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Peloton lost 12 cents per share, double the loss of 6 cents analysts polled by LSEG penciled.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Some real estate experts say that’s because towers are expensive to build, especially with rising construction costs and tightening construction lending, and don’t financially pencil out even with what are effectively public subsidies in the form of tax breaks.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
However, the nickel position is a bit of a mystery with second-year DB Chau Smith-Wade currently penciled into it.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pencil
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Moody, who was selected with the No. 14 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Arkansas, inked a three-season, $39 million rookie scale contract extension with the team ahead of the 2024-25 season.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Related Articles In addition, the company has inked a worldwide fragrance license with Desire Fragrances, a subsidiary of Fragrantica, with new scents potentially landing late this year.—
Holly Haber,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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“Pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pencil. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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