pinpointed
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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
With his responses, Torres pinpointed the location and was able to touch Gil's fingers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
It correctly pinpointed the risks to markets, said Rubin Miller, chief investment officer at Peltoma Capital Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Five years later, scientists in Cambridge pinpointed the difference between the protein chain of normal hemoglobin and “sickled” hemoglobin to a change in a single amino acid.*
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
