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pin

[pin] / pɪn /


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The band struggled to pin down the final track list, finalizing it barely a month ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"I welcome Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay who is today joining the AKP family," Erdogan said as Tugay walked onto the stage and was handed a party pin.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

"I do have a Bake Off tattoo on my ribs - I've got a piping bag, a whisk and a rolling pin," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

More than two centuries after scientists began trying to measure it precisely, that seemingly simple constant remains one of the most difficult numbers in physics to pin down.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The $2,500 check I carried in my parka, fastened to the lining with a safety pin.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Jergens makes industrial hardware such as clamps and quick-release pins that lock everything from aircraft panels to concert speakers into position.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

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

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Capanna said a universal travel adaptor that lets multiple pins extend at once is "the most immediate sign it is dangerous", posing real risks of electric shock or electrocution.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Shoppers will also win prizes along the way, such as tote bags, pins, stickers and a free audiobook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

And all the pins and needles worked into the carpet.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

A witness told Australian broadcaster ABC they had heard a bang and seen a woman pinned between two cars, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Witnesses told national broadcaster ABC they heard a bang and saw a woman pinned between two cars.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

I swung the nose of the CrossWave toward shore and pinned the throttle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The U2 story began in those same halls and corridors five decades ago, when 14-year-old Larry Mullen Jr pinned a handwritten note to the school noticeboard.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Chandresh takes credit only for the white blooms, keeping one pinned to his lapel that he toys with distractedly throughout the service.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Unfortunately for Schmitt, pinning potential perjury charges on a basketball game Smith never attended was probably never going to work.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

Root won the toss, pounced on the opportunity to bowl first and Robinson set the tone by pinning Azan Awais leg before with the first ball of the match.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Instead, he ignored me as he started pinning up another section of the dress.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu


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