unpinned
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"Once that ridge is unpinned, the glacier will continually retreat across a predominantly retrograde seafloor toward its next topographic high, the South Ridge."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Insects, however, present a formidable challenge—each one typically needs to be unpinned to digitize the label underneath it.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 2, 2024
On a blistering August afternoon, Yusuke Kawai, 42, unpinned the metal netting and gathered the clams in his hands for inspection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The tweet remained atop McCarthy’s profile even as the balloting for speaker began on Tuesday, but was unpinned after Jake Tapper began mocking it on CNN.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
Her face was tucked into his shoulder, and her back hair was coming unpinned as they swooped from railing to railing.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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