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  • present participle of peg.
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pegging

British  
/ ˈpɛɡɪŋ /

noun

  1. another name for aid climbing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Pegging the official exchange rate is complex because inflation will have eroded any competitiveness gains obtained with the devaluation after the primaries," said Lorenzo Sigaut Gravina, research director at Equilibra.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

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 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 stakes were in readiness, and, attached to the bridle of each mule was a strong, rawhide rope for tying to the stake.

From Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

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