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

Thomas Paul Holton Willis was found pinned under the cab in the yard of lorry dealer PD Services, in Alltami, Flintshire, on 2 August 2022.

From BBC • May 13, 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

We have eggs, buttered toast, and a glass of milk each for dinner; there’s a small sack of coal in the corner, and magazine cuttings pinned all over the wall.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron