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In response, nuclear proponents have pinned their hopes on scaled-down plants known as small modular reactors, arguing they can be built faster and more cheaply than larger ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Nor do they seem to have pinned down precisely what’s ailing their defense at the moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

According to Juan, many of those detained in Tocorón have pinned their hopes on one date: that of the presidential inauguration on 10 January 2025.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Carlson’s recent work is drawing some of that attention, because he claims to have pinned down the influence of climate on malaria.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 25, 2023

This is something out of my control, a decision I can’t make, and I have pinned my whole self to it working out okay.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz