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[neyl] / neɪl /




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Recovery is well underway, with the sounds of hammers, saws and nail guns ringing through the air.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Yehuda Cohen Tzedek, a 29-year-old former Hilltop Youth, demonstrated how people at outposts use nail guns to call for help from others nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Moreover, given the company’s products and offerings are at different stages of maturity, growth and decline, it’s been challenging for investors to nail down the company’s prospects given its complex structure, Moerdler wrote.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

However, the deal represented the last nail in the coffin for the Kurds' long-held dream of autonomy.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

When she got there Aunt Rose waited, a small bag and a nail in her hand.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

“They know it’s going to create chaos for immigrants and their lawyers,” Navarrete said, looking at her long acrylic nails, which she gets done every other week as a form of self-care.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

"Arboreality is fundamental to understanding primates - including ourselves - because it has shaped our body to a large degree: hands and feet, wrists and ankles, nails instead of claws, etc.,"

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Realising her nails clicking together sounded like a typewriter, she wrote 9 to 5 while waiting around on set.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

“What did I get myself into?” he asked, finding kitchen equipment, furniture, clothes, bottles, a family picture, and wooden planks with nails pointing upward coating the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The pink of the woman’s nails as she cradled the baby’s back.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

He nailed several boards together to create a makeshift coffin for the limb.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

And Gasly and his team absolutely nailed qualifying, while all the usual leading contenders had scrappy sessions one way or another.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

They each contacted Boyagoda midway through to say, in essence, “You nailed it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

It was on line and probably would have nailed the hustling Gantner but John cut it off, then threw wildly past catcher Don Slaught and into the Brewers’ dugout as Gantner scored.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Others had nailed sheets of plywood or metal in place of missing windows.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

After nailing down a center, Pelinka also needs to really hit on the margins.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

Lee is known for making some bold and accurate calls, advising investors to buy stocks during pandemic lows and nailing the 2023 bull market.

From MarketWatch May 1, 2026

"Consistency is so important as you need to be nailing it every time and hold your nerve."

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

The Boston Herald noted in a review that DeCarlo “did a phenomenal job on vocals, consistently nailing the money notes and conjuring an uncanny likeness to Delp’s overall style and tone.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

While construction crews began expanding roads and nailing together new buildings at Los Alamos, Oppenheimer turned to his next task: “a policy of absolutely unscrupulous recruiting of anyone we can lay hands on.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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