pegged

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The S&P 500’s healthcare component is down 4% year to date, and its full-year earnings growth is pegged at just 4%, the lowest of any sector.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The award for actress was shared by Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto, co-stars of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “All of a Sudden,” a movie pegged by many to potentially go all the way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Mortgage News Daily on Tuesday pegged the 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 6.75%, well off 2026’s roughly 6% lows in January and February.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Still, there’s the largely frozen labor market to consider, albeit with an unemployment rate pegged at a fairly low 4.3% in April.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

I pegged the tarp between RiRi’s and Minerva’s tents so that they’d have a little covered walkway should they have to use the washroom during the rainy night.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline