pegging

Example Sentences

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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

Nvidia, meanwhile, edged 0.2% higher to $199.99 each, pegging its market cap at just over $4.86 trillion.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Some investors are pegging DeepSeek’s worth to its long-awaited next-generation AI model, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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