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She gave them until early May to nail down a plan, otherwise they’d stick with the existing part.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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

Clarke said he poured over recordings of the trial, listening to them first before he watched the videos, partly as a way to nail down the specificities of Alex’s accent and cadence.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Vincent hopes to finally nail down drawing the human figure.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman