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pinned (down)

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past tense of pin (down)

as in selected

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South Korea selected Possible Love as its submission for the best international feature Oscar, and Netflix is positioning the film as one of its major awards contenders of the season.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The winners will be selected by an all-new jury consisting of filmmakers Kogonada, Josephine Decker and Pete Ohs, as well as producer Sarah Winshall and cinematographer Jomo Fray.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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But on Thursday, the Missouri Supreme Court ordered the state to use a different map adopted in 2022 for the imminent 2026 general election.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
In North Carolina, where the G20 meeting in Chapel Hill took place, dozens of local governments have adopted moratoriums or tighter zoning rules as data center proposals spread across the state.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of adopted

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House of the Dragon, meanwhile, specified that the prophecy was about a Targaryen ruler who would unite Westeros against a coming darkness from the far north.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
District officials have not publicly specified the conduct that prompted the finding.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of specified

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This turns the tables on them, with one of crypto's biggest and most established companies working to appeal to wealthy investors who may want options with a range of strategies and asset classes.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
What distinguished their negotiations was that Kissinger and Zhou each established a true intellectual appreciation for the other as a partner.

— Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of established

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The researchers did not find equivalent evidence that introverted participants preferred an introverted AI.

— Paul Jones, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
Germany, meanwhile, has historically preferred to spend money on satellites, scientific missions, and payloads.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of preferred

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The airport authority voted 6-0 to rename the airport, but said the final name will be determined at a later date.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026
Its evolution and that of the surrounding estate have been determined by border disputes between papal states and grand duchies, by World Wars, and, in the second half of the 20th century, by brute economics, industrialization, and urbanization.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of determined

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In his place, Schild initially requested that a federal public defender be assigned to Abrahamson’s case before Stokes was retained as his new attorney.

— Kevin Fixler September 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2026
Foligno and Bedard were assigned dressing room stalls next to each other.

— Scott Powers, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of assigned

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With Balde out of favour and summer re-signing Joao Cancelo not yet fully up to speed, Flick has picked Espart at left-back for each of Barca’s opening five matches in La Liga.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Otosaka said the study stopped with 2023 data, but she's looked at measurements since and found the accelerating trend has picked back up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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