pinpoint
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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
Reassessing older radiocarbon dates and improving climate reconstructions allowed scientists to better pinpoint when shifts from cold to warm conditions occurred.
From Science Daily • May 13, 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
The company, for instance, can pinpoint the location of a ship that turns off its GPS transponder—if it uses its navigation radar.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
There are some who claim not just that some discoveries are difficult to pinpoint but that all discovery claims are essentially fictitious.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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