pinning

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Pinning down the drones’ provenance is made intentionally difficult.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Pinning down the factors behind rising car costs is complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Pinning is the act of positioning a player in a certain area with the result an opponent also has to stay there.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Pinning points form when part of a floating ice sheet anchors itself to an elevation on the ocean floor, creating a visible bump on the otherwise smooth ice shelf surface.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

"Pinning the chrysanthemums in the hair," by the "Visitor under the banana trees."

From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft