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It is similar to squeezing a miles-long instruction manual into the head of a pin.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Tape it down over the square and use a pin or needle to poke a hole in the middle of the foil.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
You can pin some of the blame on influencers who have showcased their estate-sale finds—and healthy profits—across social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Live, Exposition Park, Long Beach, Inglewood and Carson, will have dedicated areas for pin trading, sport trials, entertainment zones and sponsorship activations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
A pin on the sidewalk, one, two, three, while the other boys threw their hands up and cheered like audience members and taped the whole thing on their phones.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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Capanna said a universal travel adaptor that lets multiple pins extend at once is "the most immediate sign it is dangerous", posing real risks of electric shock or electrocution.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
So, go ahead, keep NBA schedule-makers on pins and needles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
A third person who is not a policeman pins his legs down as emergency workers stand by.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
League players say they interfere with how the pins would fall naturally, sometimes knocking over pins that should have stayed up or impeding other pins from falling down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Sensible girls for whom I do care whole papers of pins won’t let me send them ‘flowers and things’, so what can I do?
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Could Kerr - trapped in the pack, pinned to the kerb - deal with that?
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He pinned that on higher depreciation and the cost of setting up Meta Superintelligence Labs, which was introduced last year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Thatcher, his latest anointed icon, fares no better than a butterfly pinned to his mood board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The rise in the headline gauge can be pinned almost entirely on tradables inflation, which, fanned by oil prices, jumped from 2.5% to a three-year high of 4.9%, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
On the wall, a few pencil sketches are pinned to the corkboard.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Chinese people have long harbored a particular affection for their premiers, a habit of pinning hopes on the country’s No. 2 official even as the true seat of power lies elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Baidu is pinning its hopes on its core AI-powered business, which the company said continued to account for half of general business revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
He said the emphasis should not be on pinning blame on individuals but finding the cause: "We need to know what is killing our elephants."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
While pinning down the exact reason why these states buck the trend is difficult, Hoell hypothesized the region’s unique summer monsoon rains could alleviate the risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
I obeyed, pinning the straps securely to the clothesline.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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