peg

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The market doesn’t think oil will stay this high for long: Futures markets peg the price of Brent delivered in April next year at around $80 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Foden was tireless, but this was England's equivalent of an ill-fitting square peg in a round hole.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The other main peg of the economy, business investment, was also somewhat softer than previously reported.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Market estimates peg Venezuela’s current production at around 1 million bpd, with its peak having been somewhere around 3 million bpd in the 1990s.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

He hung his helmet on a peg, stripped off his boots and coveralls, and got into the shower and started lathering up with Lava soap.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam