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Entire villages have been relocated, although it's hard to pin down the number or what compensation residents were offered.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

More than two centuries after scientists began trying to measure it precisely, that seemingly simple constant remains one of the most difficult numbers in physics to pin down.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

As he’s spoken to audiences of government officials, diplomats, academics and journalists, Dans — who wears his Arctic commission lapel pin and exudes a professorial air — has also waded into foreign policy.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

“We’ve put a pin in throwing and just having him focus on the hitting, the running, keeping his legs good and doing whatever it takes to help us win.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

And with that blessing—plus the Jewish star necklace and the lucky eye pin —I feel prepared for whatever awaits us in Toledo.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

There was a skid, followed by the unmistakable sound of dog meeting trash cans: bowling ball, pins.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Capanna said a universal travel adaptor that lets multiple pins extend at once is "the most immediate sign it is dangerous", posing real risks of electric shock or electrocution.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

To be sold in the UK, adaptors must not have accessible live parts and only one set of pins should come out at a time.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“These households have been on pins and needles over the past several months because they’ve all been notified that the subsidy was running out at the end of the calendar year,” Salas said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

It has a crest that reads NHS embroidered in pale yellow stitching, and brassy state championship pins that look vibrant against the jacket’s black fabric.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

In addition to flagging the Fed’s own shortcomings, that report pinned much of the blame on the bank’s executives and on a shift toward laxer regulatory policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"That works beautifully as long as everyone agrees the accelerator stays pinned to the floor. It becomes more complicated when the top dogs running the biggest AI engines start discussing speed governors."

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

They pinned City back and were really bright going forward.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

First, when Orange Lutheran’s punter pinned Basha inside its own three-yard line, Rhoa was the first to come off the sidelines and get excited for his teammate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Dr. Smythe, as indicated by the black name tag pinned to his green scrubs, tells me this, as he steps around me to the space at the head of the bed.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Nathaniel Moore went to Las Vegas to see why some lost boys are still pinning their hopes on Bitcoin.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

The U.S. is also pinning some of its hopes on the deal it has made with Venezuela for that country’s crude.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Scott played that way against the 49ers, pinning them deep in their territory more than once.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

He said the emphasis should not be on pinning blame on individuals but finding the cause: "We need to know what is killing our elephants."

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

I spend the next hour pinning edge to edge as carefully as I can, but each time I put a completed one down she grabs it, inspects it hastily, and flings it back at me.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline