nailed
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Hastings nailed him: "I got him at the knees, slid down to his boots and managed to hang on."
From BBC • May 17, 2026
A veteran prediction trader known as Domer External link says neither firm has nailed down the resolution process.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Her Mugler dress, created by artist and designer Anna Deller-Yee, nailed the theme of “costume art” in a stunning way.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
He nailed the shoe to the horse — Ferdinand — and the horse to the “Shoe” — the late great Bill Shoemaker.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
The slant was very steep and there were only a few blocks of wood nailed down, very far apart from each other, that the workmen used for footholds.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
