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[pin-point] / ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt /


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His pinpoint pass picked out Kai Havertz for the opening goal.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

What makes things even more difficult is that it’s impossible, as of now, to pinpoint the exact time and location of a downpour, even though it can be gauged with marvelous accuracy.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Patients and families are turning to AI to help pinpoint conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

That’s important only because “Wrong Girls” has the pinpoint silliness of soulmates who spend a lot of time goofing around at home.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

How do you pinpoint a spot on the map when the spot seems to be moving from metropolis to metropolis?

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

The composition is utterly still, devoid of human presence and enlivened only by fluttering harbor flags and the canvas’s scintillating pinpoints of color.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

"By identifying different parasite subtypes inside cysts, our study pinpoints which ones are most likely to reactivate and cause damage," she said.

From Science Daily Jan. 27, 2026

To repeat, possible Japanese intervention would reverse the flow of liquidity into global markets that Edwards pinpoints.

From Barron's Nov. 22, 2025

He pinpoints his pitches with so much accuracy around the plate that batters are left feeling awkward.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2025

Maddie glanced down at the flare path far below, three pinpoints of light beckoning, welcoming, calling—and she made up her mind to try to land.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

He was initially tested for Lyme, and it wasn’t until a monthslong antibody study that the Bourbon virus—so far found in only a handful of cases nationwide—was finally pinpointed as the culprit.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Authorities said they hadn’t yet pinpointed a cause for the Dove fire, which burned in the hills southwest of Sonora — a town outside of Yosemite National Park in southern Tuolumne County.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

With his responses, Torres pinpointed the location and was able to touch Gil's fingers.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

The firm previously said that US authorities had not pinpointed specific concerns about its technology even as it ordered both platforms to be suspended around the world.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Jerry leaped toward him, low, aiming for that vulnerable territory of the knees, the target pinpointed by the coach.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Forecast models can often identify the risk of thunderstorms across a wider area, but pinpointing precisely where and when an individual storm will strike is very hard.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

By pinpointing hydrogen radicals as a dominant force, scientists now have a clearer picture of the chemistry involved.

From Science Daily Jun. 16, 2026

It turns that data into usable information for clients, with its satellites tracking ships, providing information about hard-to-patrol regions and pinpointing sources of global-positioning system jamming, the company has said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

FactSet is pinpointing $59.5 billion, at the midpoint of that range.

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

In time, the pinpointing of control areas will become more and more detailed.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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