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pinpoint

[pin-point] / ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt /


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Warrington breached Leeds' inexperienced backline after five minutes as England captain George Williams' pinpoint kick was met by Matty Ashton, who helped find former Rhino James Bentley to slide over for an early score.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

But in Hackett’s view, it’s often difficult to pinpoint what’s driving bitcoin, since market catalysts are often very unpredictable.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The study, led by Curtin University in collaboration with the University of York, UK, is the first to pinpoint the geological source of the towering stones.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

Junior quarterback Preston Beck of San Clemente has begun the 2026 season throwing pinpoint passes to help the Tritons start 3-0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

I tried to see the overall picture—to remember that over the long haul, she had been a tiny pinpoint of light in the otherwise very dark experience of dealing with Central High’s administration.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Unlike surround-sound in movie theaters which pinpoints directionality, the result here was diffusion — not eavesdropping but pure immersion.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

They combined single-cell sequencing, which identifies which receptors each neuron expresses, with spatial transcriptomics, which pinpoints where those neurons are located.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2026

It pinpoints companies that are integrating AI into their operations and that have recently ranked high on 22V’s “earnings sentiment” score—a statistical model that measures how likely each company is to beat analysts’ earnings estimates.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

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

Here and there on the black of her dress or cloak there are pinpoints of light.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

So in March, he emailed the inmate he pinpointed as the one who fleeced Monk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

With his responses, Torres pinpointed the location and was able to touch Gil's fingers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Frightful flew to a shelter she had pinpointed on her arrival.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

By pinpointing hydrogen radicals as a dominant force, scientists now have a clearer picture of the chemistry involved.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026

The genomic evidence has been critical in pinpointing the reservoir of the plague in Central Asia and in tracing its lightning-fast diffusion along trade routes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

FactSet is pinpointing $59.5 billion, at the midpoint of that range.

From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 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

One later event appears to offer some hope in pinpointing the location of the Library.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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