- present participle of peg.
pegging
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Benchmark 10-year Treasury note yields jumped more than five basis points in overnight trading, pegging the paper at 4.535%, the highest in nearly a year.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Cody was most familiar with Pedretti’s performance in “You,” pegging the actor as an “intense brunet” that didn’t square at first with her interpretation of Cherry as an Anna Nicole Smith type.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Affin Hwang maintains a neutral rating on the Malaysian tech sector, pegging THMY, Vitrox Corp. and Kelington as top picks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Kenanga maintains a neutral rating on Malaysia’s oil-and-gas sector, pegging Dialog as its top pick given its defensive earnings profile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
She described a plan for treatment, pegging some hope to what the results could be, but I was too overwhelmed to note the details.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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