pegging

Example Sentences

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TA Securities maintains an overweight rating on the Malaysian utilities sector, pegging Tenaga Nasional, Samaiden, Malakoff and Ranhill Utilities as top picks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Benchmark 10-year Treasury note yields jumped more than five basis points in overnight trading, pegging the paper at 4.535%, the highest in nearly a year.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Chevron rose 2% to $197.09 each, pegging its 2026 advance at just under 20%.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Cody was most familiar with Pedretti’s performance in “You,” pegging the actor as an “intense brunet” that didn’t square at first with her interpretation of Cherry as an Anna Nicole Smith type.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“I suppose you are going to college soon? I see you pegging away at your books, no, I mean studying hard.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott