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But Parton could be hard to pin down.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

The organization of a modern pin factory provides the memorable illustration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Having not secured a scene for almost two weeks says a lot, and to pin that one one person ... this is a man’s life and we can’t ignore that fact either,” the juror said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

It is similar to squeezing a miles-long instruction manual into the head of a pin.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

She sat on the stool beside him, turning on the cash register and pounding her pin number into the screen, trying not to look too irritated.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

There was a skid, followed by the unmistakable sound of dog meeting trash cans: bowling ball, pins.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

To be sold in the UK, adaptors must not have accessible live parts and only one set of pins should come out at a time.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

So, go ahead, keep NBA schedule-makers on pins and needles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“These households have been on pins and needles over the past several months because they’ve all been notified that the subsidy was running out at the end of the calendar year,” Salas said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Seven tied her combat boots and slipped on her oversized purple hoodie before securing her pointy hat on her curly hair with some pins.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

His successor Herbert Diess, an avowed fan of Elon Musk, pinned his hopes on redemption through EVs to hit a 10% U.S. market-share goal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Print-outs of articles about the global memory chip shortage are pinned beside a price list at a Hong Kong computer shop, offering an explanation to confused customers feeling the pinch.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Could Kerr - trapped in the pack, pinned to the kerb - deal with that?

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

He pinned that on higher depreciation and the cost of setting up Meta Superintelligence Labs, which was introduced last year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

He was still talking to me in a pleasant tone of voice, but my hands were pinned down by my sides.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The U.S. is also pinning some of its hopes on the deal it has made with Venezuela for that country’s crude.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Scott played that way against the 49ers, pinning them deep in their territory more than once.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

After pinning Azan Awais with his first ball, the seamer probed Masood's outside edge from round the wicket before switching the angle of his attack in his third over.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

By pinning structural failures of U.S. health infrastructure onto a single doctor, both supporters and critics can selectively filter for what they already believe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Trotter gave a little cry as she came crashing down, pinning Gilly to the rug beneath her.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson