pin down
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As genre names go, “post-punk” is particularly hard to pin down, but it’s generally used to describe an array of underground rock forms that emerged in the late ’70s, mostly in the U.K.
That rate is extremely difficult to pin down.
From MarketWatch
It was the right strategic move, helping the Soviets pin down Nazi divisions in the east while the Brits and Americans devised a plan of attack in the west.
To pin down these elusive signatures, the researchers relied on advanced polarized neutron scattering.
From Science Daily
The team is now studying the complete data set in detail to chart how temperature varies around the entire planet and to better pin down the makeup of its atmosphere.
From Science Daily
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