pegging
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Pegging his opinions to something that's costing the U.S. government unnecessary resources, he said it was "ridiculous" how much money was being provided for the U.S.
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2023
Pegging the price as a discount to some index would have resulted in too much volatility and potential price swings, the source added.
From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2022
Pegging the distance to a Cepheid via parallax allows astronomers to calibrate the relationship between its brightness and variability, making it a workhorse “standard candle” for estimating greater cosmic distances.
From Scientific American • Apr. 18, 2022
Pegging that item to an NFT allows you to own and sell that item outside the confines of the game.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2021
Pegging down—Bending branches down close to the ground, and securing them with a peg.
From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Biddle, Violet Purton
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