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have nailed

  • present perfect
    of nail.
    nail
    noun
    a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.

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An investor might have nailed the SpaceX question.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

"Excellence in the crafts and maybe some of those games have nailed all of those craft areas."

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025

Now, astronomers have nailed down how much of the molecule is made at the icy moon’s surface, which could be a source of oxygen for the waters below.

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

“It’s how many pitches I can make in a start. That’s the number we don’t have nailed down to 100 percent.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

“Maybe you should have nailed the blanket better,” Julie said as they went back downstairs.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer