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  • past tense form of pinch.
  • past participle of pinch.
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With many Americans already feeling pinched after postpandemic inflation drove up the prices of goods and services, that could be a recipe for even greater economic malaise.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Consumers remain generous in their tipping, for example. Sometimes if someone is feeling pinched at the pocket they might pull back on tipping, but none of that is happening.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

“It hit bat, then hand and pinched my hand onto the bat. Next pitch, I swung. I could swing, and I swung again. As the adrenaline wore off, pain got a little bit more.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

Her mouth was pinched and cross, but when her big eye was level with mine, her expression softened and her mouth hung open.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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