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It is pinning its hopes on a new family of EVs starting with a $30,000 truck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The U.K., which has not won since 1997, is pinning its hopes on Olly Alexander’s vertiginous pop song “Dizzy.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Corite has also struggled to turn a profit, and is pinning its hopes on a new tool for artists and other content creators which is launching later this year.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

Xpeng is pinning hopes on the new SUV to help turnaround its sales, after the company reported lackluster deliveries in May.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2023

He is pinning his hopes on me and all I have for him is a lie, a bloody lie.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins