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pinching



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At the Unitree booth, a robot made a sandwich with two slices of bread and a single piece of lettuce, pinching the leaf to assemble it.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

“We kept pinching him and telling him, ‘You’re here.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

In a recent investor call, the company said that it was still feeling the pain of Americans pinching pennies, along with plummeting prices for barrels it sells to other spirit makers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

King Charles must be pinching himself at the moment.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

Like a terrible sea, the spiders came for him in a rush, pinching and biting his legs and feet.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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