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Their numbers are hard to nail down, but in the first half of 2025, nearly 4 in 10 new vehicle registrations were hybrid and EV variants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

When Rupert’s children watched its too-close-for-comfort version of the chaos following Logan Roy’s sudden death, they leapt to nail down their family’s succession plan before it was too late.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Instead, nail down the parts that are boring.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Sivakumar spent much of October talking to entrepreneurs to nail down an investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

I had to tell her the good about Sophie, but it was hard to nail down.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman