peg

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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 classic historical example is in the 1970s after the U.S. quit the Bretton Woods monetary system and dropped its dollar peg to gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

“Where we peg the dividend at a moment in time is something the board will take up in, I guess…in March. And there’s not a lot more I can add to that.”

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Most estimates peg the ”breakeven” rate at around 50,000.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Father took his tall hat from the wall peg.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom