pinned
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The U2 story began in those same halls and corridors five decades ago, when 14-year-old Larry Mullen Jr pinned a handwritten note to the school noticeboard.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
"That works beautifully as long as everyone agrees the accelerator stays pinned to the floor. It becomes more complicated when the top dogs running the biggest AI engines start discussing speed governors."
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
First, when Orange Lutheran’s punter pinned Basha inside its own three-yard line, Rhoa was the first to come off the sidelines and get excited for his teammate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Four years later, he commanded the forces that kept Gen. Cornwallis pinned down at Yorktown until reinforcements arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dr. Smythe, as indicated by the black name tag pinned to his green scrubs, tells me this, as he steps around me to the space at the head of the bed.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
