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peg

[peg] / pɛg /


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Root left a note on Stokes' peg in the dressing room which said: "Do it your way".

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Musk and SpaceX see “the largest total addressable market in human history,” which they peg at $28.5 trillion, with the vast majority coming from AI infrastructure, advertising, and “enterprise applications.”

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

They peg the support and resistance levels for the August contract at 4,500 ringgit and 4,625 ringgit, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Some questioned the CME’s decision to peg the new contract specifically to GPUs.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

There was a tiny hole in the side and a tiny peg that fit in the hole, tied with string.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

As Tuchel's successor Sir Gareth Southgate found when he played Alexander-Arnold in midfield at Euro 2024, a major tournament is no time for experiments or square pegs in round holes.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s survey pegs the decline at about 17.5 percent within city limits during that period.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2026

Forbes pegs her net worth at roughly $1.9 billion.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

DBS pegs China Hongqiao as its top pick, citing its resilient supply chain and local smelting capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

She studied the pegs, planning her next jump.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

The odds had the chances of at least one Fed rate hike this year at almost 40% on Friday, according to the CME FedWatch Tool, with two hikes pegged at about 33%.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

A recent poll pegged support among the state’s voters at 64%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

One academic study pegged the impact of last year’s European heat waves and floods at $43 billion, roughly 0.26% of economic output.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

In April 2025, WLF also marketed its stablecoin -- a digital currency whose value is pegged to a traditional currency, in this case the dollar.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

And then he grabbed his crutches and pegged out to the porch so fast that François scrambled from his nest and shot out into the night.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Chevron rose 2% to $197.09 each, pegging its 2026 advance at just under 20%.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

Kenanga maintains an overweight rating on Malaysia’s utilities sector, pegging Tenaga Nasional as its top pick, given the company’s exposure to demand growth as well as higher investment in transmission and distribution.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

Cody was most familiar with Pedretti’s performance in “You,” pegging the actor as an “intense brunet” that didn’t square at first with her interpretation of Cherry as an Anna Nicole Smith type.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

Affin Hwang maintains a neutral rating on the Malaysian tech sector, pegging THMY, Vitrox Corp. and Kelington as top picks.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

Tirelessly the woman marched to and fro, corking and uncorking herself, singing and falling silent, and pegging out more diapers, and more and yet more.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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