pinpoint
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It slows its descent and guides itself with pinpoint precision so it can be captured by a clasp called Mechazilla, or "the chopsticks", by engineers who have achieved something that's never been done before.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s hard to pinpoint when the trouble began.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
We can pinpoint this re-evolution to the Miocene period, when Australia’s climate was becoming drier.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The company, for instance, can pinpoint the location of a ship that turns off its GPS transponder—if it uses its navigation radar.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
There are some who claim not just that some discoveries are difficult to pinpoint but that all discovery claims are essentially fictitious.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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