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This relatively cooler planet helps us better characterize and nail down this transition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

He was a hammer meeting a nail, traveling to the run down parts of towns all over America to shore things up — to entertain rather than win over audiences.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

A 2022 paper also identified higher levels of toxic metals associated with crude oil in the nail clippings of people living near the site.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Entertainer Josephine Baker, disco icons Dianna Ross and Donna Summer, and Olympic gold-medal-winning sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner - whose dramatic acrylic sets often distracted headline writers from her record-setting performances - have all pioneered nail art.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Abel who was leaving was in better fettle, in all ways, than the Abel who had arrived in a hurricane, desperately clinging to a nail.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

While the border with China employs traps embedded with nails, the border with South Korea has explosive mines, said Choi Shi-woo, a North Korean defector heading NAUH, a nonprofit organization that aids escapees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Concerns about his age resurfaced two years ago following an accident in the palace bathroom—he fell while cutting his nails and underwent emergency surgery to drain a brain bleed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

One climbed a ladder with a fistful of nails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Driving this, she says, is a viral craze for bare-looking nails.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Instead, they’re frozen in their grown-up strangeness, Dad picking at his nails and Aunt Melissa tying her dish towel into knots.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Latitude could be read from the stars, but longitude required something that nailed down time more precisely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

He nailed several boards together to create a makeshift coffin for the limb.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

And Gasly and his team absolutely nailed qualifying, while all the usual leading contenders had scrappy sessions one way or another.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Claire Danes nailed drunk acting from take one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

I’d nailed every tumbling pass, spinning high in the air.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

After nailing down a center, Pelinka also needs to really hit on the margins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

Lee is known for making some bold and accurate calls, advising investors to buy stocks during pandemic lows and nailing the 2023 bull market.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

"Consistency is so important as you need to be nailing it every time and hold your nerve."

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

The Boston Herald noted in a review that DeCarlo “did a phenomenal job on vocals, consistently nailing the money notes and conjuring an uncanny likeness to Delp’s overall style and tone.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

I finished the routine the best I could, nailing the tumbling part of my dismount but taking a big step on the landing.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles