pliers

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“Are they scrappy? Yes. Are they all working in bombed-out buildings with pliers found on the side of the road? No,” said Justin Zeefe, a founding partner at Los Angeles- and Kyiv-based Green Flag Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Using pliers, a hot soldering iron, scissors and other tools, Terrell Glenn and Cierra Milton taught participants how to assemble and connect a large button to a battery-operated toy.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

He has seen the worst that life can offer, and now his art, whether by paintbrush, pliers or microphone, is made with those stakes in mind.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

Meanwhile, retired roofer Mr Gray revealed he has resorted to pulling out six of his own teeth, using pliers and painkillers.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2023

Angrily growling, “1 don’t know why we came—” Bloom tumbled out with a screwdriver and a pair of pliers to fix the wipers.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols