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
After tests in a provincial laboratory failed to pinpoint Ebola as the source, the disease and accompanying psychosis were both allowed to spread in Mongbwalu.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Reassessing older radiocarbon dates and improving climate reconstructions allowed scientists to better pinpoint when shifts from cold to warm conditions occurred.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
It’s difficult to pinpoint which of the show’s many virtues keep viewers coming back, but a good guess would be the suffering.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
“Zebras need their stripes so predators can’t tell where one starts and the other ends, and that makes it hard to pinpoint one animal to attack. Elephants don’t need that because they’re so big.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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