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  • past tense form of pinch.
  • past participle of pinch.

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One postcard dated in 1967 included an apology that the author had "started to write in pencil but Tony pinched my pen".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

“There were moments, there were twitches, there were things — I thought I was having pinched nerves in my neck, and they were quite frequent,” Andrews said.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

However, in keeping with what had gone before, Higgins immediately responded with runs of 44 and 55 and then pinched the following frame after laying a snooker on the brown.

From BBC May 1, 2026

The fingers of his left hand are pinched on the lid of the vacuum, poised for the prestidigitatorial reveal that will return the dove to life.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

I’d have liked to run, but running wasn’t something a lady did in a gigantic dress and ridiculous shoes that pinched.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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