pliers
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Her wonders of needle and thread, pliers and glue, 3-D printing and biotechnology are born in an Amsterdam studio, something between a cutting-edge lab and a medieval guild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The sound of pliers clicking filled a workshop in eastern China's Hangzhou as a group of women practised stripping wires, their female instructor moving around the classroom to offer advice.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Some of those remaining had deep gouging and scratches, which looked like marks left by pliers.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
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
All morning Etienne crawls along the attic floor with cables and pliers and tools her fingers do not understand, weaving himself into the center of what she imagines as an intricate electronic net.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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