pinned

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This is not a tale where the heroine’s acceptable aesthetics are revealed by her removing her glasses or allowing her tousled waves to tumble out of a tightly pinned hairdo.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

His right arm was pinned down by Pablo's left biceps, and his left forearm was being held too.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

It hasn’t attracted a cornerstone tenant for the campus, however—a failure some analysts pinned on Neugebauer himself.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

From early triumphs like “Sophie’s Choice” and “Silkwood” to her more recent turn in “The Post,” Streep has refused to be pinned down for nearly five decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

An older Black woman, somewhere between typical auntie and typical grandma age—hair braided along the edges of her face and pinned into a low bun—greeted them, smiling broadly.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith