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The album’s closer, “Driftin’ Cowboy,” will nail down this collection for some as outright folk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

When Rupert’s children watched its too-close-for-comfort version of the chaos following Logan Roy’s sudden death, they leapt to nail down their family’s succession plan before it was too late.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Instead, nail down the parts that are boring.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

"But with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, we're able to nail down that there's nothing there."

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

The next few requirements were not going to be as easy to nail down.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman