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pinned (down)

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past tense of pin (down)

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The program also provides support for five Moroccan short films in post-production—four fiction and one documentary—selected from among 24 submissions.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Jacob Misiorowski had committed to LSU when the Brewers selected the hard-throwing right-hander out of Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, in the second round of the 2022 draft.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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But using dogs to investigate crimes wasn’t widely adopted until the mid ‘80s, Gould said.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Luna was a stray for her first year before she was found by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and adopted.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price).

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Head coach Dave Canales has not specified what Legette’s injury is.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026

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The result nevertheless established an auction record for the artist.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Curated by Javier Garcia Puerto, the program has been celebrating filmmakers who challenge cinematic conventions, bringing together emerging voices and established directors.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

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Rectal thermometers are preferred for children 3 and under; oral and digital infrared thermometers are both fine choices for anyone older than that.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
Merino wool was preferred to polyester in each country surveyed, with an average preference of 65 percent.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Other senior church roles include the Dean of the College of Cardinals—a position recently assigned to Cardinal Tagle.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
Thousands of vehicles without air conditioning Records obtained by the I-Team also revealed that more than half of the active delivery vehicles assigned in Texas still lack air conditioning.

— Ginger Allen, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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