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Rhys: Yes, we’ve hit the nail on the head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Young, who collaborated with Nike and English footballer Ella Toone on a nail project, thinks we're "in a time where we're bridging the gap between sports and fashion".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Both dissents hit the nail on the head.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Adding in unreliable or inaccurate government data reporting is “like driving one more nail into the proverbial coffin,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
He was now able to see his boat, the piece of board with the rusty nail that had probably saved his life.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Other discoveries include glass beads, stone tools, nails, and animal bones from meals that included turtle, freshwater fish, and turkey.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
A bizarre hodgepodge of retrograde machismo and perfectly manicured nails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Even Cyrus’ freakishly long nails and eerie voice are derivative of other horror movie boogeymen, but without their grasp of the uncannily malevolent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“What did I get myself into?” he asked, finding kitchen equipment, furniture, clothes, bottles, a family picture, and wooden planks with nails pointing upward coating the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Or Cat might whisper something awful, like the time every girl except for Cat showed up to class with their nails the same shade of lavender, from a birthday party Cat hadn’t been invited to.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Claire Danes nailed drunk acting from take one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Yet his attitude of constant haggling over everything that isn’t nailed down, and some things that were supposed to be, isn’t helpful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
And some of the loose language, in both the MoU and the current statement, could be nailed down.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
After years of both slight miscalculations and substantial errors, it looked to me like he finally nailed the formula.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Over the door to the schoolroom were nailed a pair of brackets.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
“I just want to show how much I love theater even though I’ve never been on Broadway,” Pink said, still dangling, but nailing a few tricks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
She has landed all 15 kicks she has taken at goal so far in the tournament, nailing conversions from across the width of the pitch.
From BBC ● May 6, 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
"I think for us, it's always about nailing those specialist positions," said Erasmus.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Then Peter cushioned it by nailing a towel stuffed with wood shavings to the doorframe.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
