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By looking for evidence of the moss die-back fungus on these samples, scientists want to pinpoint exactly how and when it appeared.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
After tests in a provincial laboratory failed to pinpoint Ebola as the source, the disease and accompanying psychosis were both allowed to spread in Mongbwalu.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
It’s difficult to pinpoint which of the show’s many virtues keep viewers coming back, but a good guess would be the suffering.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
It can be difficult to pinpoint the factors reflected in retail gas prices because they differ among regions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
For those extinct American mammals whose bones are available in greatest abundance and have been dated especially accurately, one can pinpoint the extinctions as having occurred around 11,000 B.C.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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