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Badly treated at home, a place he describes as “a hand grenade with the pin half pulled,” young Sylvester was thrown out of a dozen schools as his family moved from one situation to another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

There was a first-rate shirt, a pair of trousers that looked brand-new, knitted socks, and storebought suspenders that must have been bought out of Aunt Pretty’s pin money.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Within days, a business trademarked it and Bukangi pins, plushies and T-shirts began selling online.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

And the levels of skill, drama and grit on display only served to underline those comments, with the American players also poignantly wearing custom pins to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Vidanska applies resin to the flowers she grows at home, like plumeria and bougainvillea to make hair pins and other accessories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

She promises that as long as I use the right products, I’ll have no problem styling the bangs, and I’ll still be able to pull my hair back—I just might need some bobby pins.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Transport Minister Óscar Puente pinned much of the blame on what he described as the “inexplicable” decision of the operator to allow the Renfe train to resume travel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

It’s not that Schoenbrun is bad at making movies, but their mind seems to operate like a story map, with hundreds of red strings pinned between plot points.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

His postcard of Miles Davis wearing the bug-eyed glasses was pinned to the bulletin board above his desk.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Rather than pinning grand hopes and dreams to his books, he simply aims to help everyday people make sense of something they otherwise may not have time to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

When he heard the chaos unfolding outside, he rushed to help, pinning down the suspect.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Nathaniel Moore went to Las Vegas to see why some lost boys are still pinning their hopes on Bitcoin.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 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

So I tied my hair back, carefully reassembled myself—I didn’t like pinning my scarf in place, so I usually wrapped it loosely around my head, tossing the longer ends over my shoulders—and reemerged.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi