pinpoint

Example Sentences

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Until recently, astronomers mostly had to piece together the earliest stages indirectly because the expanding debris looked like a single pinpoint of light.

From Science Daily

The Times requested the communications last month, and the report — which was meant to pinpoint failures and enumerate lessons learned, to avoid repeating mistakes — was issued in early October.

From Los Angeles Times

It is hard to pinpoint exactly what impact these policies have on a child's long-term future, says Emily Jones, an early years neuroscientist at Birkbeck, University of London.

From BBC

Their analysis pinpointed 16 extensive river basins that would have offered the most promising settings for life on the red planet.

From Science Daily

The problem, though, is that it may be impossible to pinpoint the exact top.

From Barron's