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nail down

noun as in establish conclusively

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Clarke said he poured over recordings of the trial, listening to them first before he watched the videos, partly as a way to nail down the specificities of Alex’s accent and cadence.

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EU environment ministers will Tuesday make a last-ditch attempt to reassert the bloc's climate ambitions by nailing down key emissions targets in the run-up to the UN's climate summit in Brazil.

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The 22-year-old has already featured in two Six Nations campaigns but is yet to nail down a starting spot.

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County and plaintiff lawyers nailed down the $4-billion figure on Oct.

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They know nothing more about either man than they did in April – Pope missed his chance to nail down the spot and Bethell barely played.

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