pinned
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Based on those, she had thought that she had been abandoned in the street, her brother swaddled on her back with their names and ages pinned to their clothes.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
This is not a tale where the heroine’s acceptable aesthetics are revealed by her removing her glasses or allowing her tousled waves to tumble out of a tightly pinned hairdo.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Thomas Paul Holton Willis was found pinned under the cab in the yard of lorry dealer PD Services, in Alltami, Flintshire, on 2 August 2022.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
They’ve even pinned layoffs on AI’s disruption of their businesses.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
The drakon shook and thrashed, but it was pinned fast.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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