nailed

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His deep 3-pointer in overtime was a carbon copy of a shot Stephen Curry had once nailed in Oklahoma City to beat the Thunder—except that Wembanyama is over a foot taller than Curry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Hastings nailed him: "I got him at the knees, slid down to his boots and managed to hang on."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

A veteran prediction trader known as Domer External link says neither firm has nailed down the resolution process.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He nailed the shoe to the horse — Ferdinand — and the horse to the “Shoe” — the late great Bill Shoemaker.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

The others he nailed into the grave’s damp red-clay walls while both of us lay on the grass, me holding a croker sack blanket and a long nail, him propped on his left elbow, hammering.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns