pinpoint
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Police say the information provides unprecedented ability to identify suspects, pinpoint stolen vehicles and locate missing persons.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 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
Angrick said it was difficult to pinpoint why markets now seemed to be coming around to the view that the yen was oversold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
He can line up all the children who share many characteristics—all the circuit boards that have their switches flipped the same direction—and then pinpoint the single characteristic they don’t share.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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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
"By identifying different parasite subtypes inside cysts, our study pinpoints which ones are most likely to reactivate and cause damage," she said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026
The report pinpoints the role both nature reserves and sites of special scientific interest play in ensuring plants and animals survive.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Even the squawking of the rainbowed birds was brisk and the stars were hard pinpoints in the sharp night.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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The Journal pinpointed the loans by using company names Group 1001 disclosed as affiliates and uncovering dozens more by linking signatories on Delaware corporate registration records to organizations that have worked with Walter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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
Though he professed to not know the mainland scene "very well", he pinpointed animation and small-scale productions as bright spots.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Elizebeth also pinpointed phrases that identified Dickinson as a secret agent.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Without pinpointing the source of the outbreak and containing it, cases have the potential to keep rising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
FactSet is pinpointing $59.5 billion, at the midpoint of that range.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
But then there’s like a plethora of these phases of my life that are marked on YouTube, pinpointing the different ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 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
One later event appears to offer some hope in pinpointing the location of the Library.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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