pin down
Example Sentences
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What’s much harder to pin down is why these differences arise.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
Scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec, playing at his boyhood club, scampered over for a hugely popular score before Antoine Hastoy wormed over at the end of another sweeping move that England could never pin down.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Overseas clients are afraid to place orders, while Chinese manufacturers cannot pin down changing costs.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The same cannot be said for software stocks, which have struggled amid AI disruption fears that keep popping up to pin down the sector.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
It’s the type of song that settles in your bones and makes you sad for a reason you can’t quite pin down.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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