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pinpoint

[pin-point] / ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt /


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And she noted that the current salmonella outbreak didn’t appear to pinpoint Chipotle as the source.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

But it’s hard to pinpoint where that delineation lies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The team are working so hard to try and pinpoint what it is.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

To pinpoint the particle's location, the scintillator is usually divided into a vast number of small active sections.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Now seemed like a good time to reinforce that, so I grabbed her arm and said, “Don’t! They’ll be able to pinpoint us too easily!”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

The composition is utterly still, devoid of human presence and enlivened only by fluttering harbor flags and the canvas’s scintillating pinpoints of color.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

To repeat, possible Japanese intervention would reverse the flow of liquidity into global markets that Edwards pinpoints.

From Barron's Nov. 22, 2025

A second, higher-resolution projection targets the midbrain with added precision and pinpoints dopaminergic neurons.

From Science Daily Nov. 3, 2025

The research for the first time pinpoints a short period 48,000 years ago when Homo sapiens interbred with Neanderthals after leaving Africa, after which they went on to expand into the wider world.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2024

Twin Cities job market analyst Kristine Jacobs pinpoints what she calls the “money taboo” as a major factor preventing workers from optimizing their earnings.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

He was initially tested for Lyme, and it wasn’t until a monthslong antibody study that the Bourbon virus—so far found in only a handful of cases nationwide—was finally pinpointed as the culprit.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Authorities said they hadn’t yet pinpointed a cause for the Dove fire, which burned in the hills southwest of Sonora — a town outside of Yosemite National Park in southern Tuolumne County.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The firm previously said that US authorities had not pinpointed specific concerns about its technology even as it ordered both platforms to be suspended around the world.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Using observations from the Hubble Space Telescope, Juno's onboard camera, and even images captured by amateur astronomers, the team pinpointed the locations of several unusual storms Wong called "stealth" superstorms.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

He believed the very essence of Mojo had changed, and he pinpointed the cause of its destruction.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

“The lab allowed Johnson and Skenes to analyze every aspect of his delivery in three dimensions, pinpointing inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement,” Mr. Friedman writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The bulk of its commercial pipeline is anchored in markets for AI and data centers, with Few himself pinpointing that number at close to 80%.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

In the meantime, she said, the startup plans to grow — “slowly ... so that every author’s needs are taken care of” — and keep pinpointing publishing “blind spots.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

Future research will focus on pinpointing the specific factors involved and determining whether they can be safely targeted in people.

From Science Daily Jan. 10, 2026

In time, the pinpointing of control areas will become more and more detailed.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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