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  • past participle of pinch.
  • past tense form 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

Roggatz, 35, dutifully got to work ridding his grass of the gifts from his dogs, Django and Scout, with a plastic bag pinched between his fingers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 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

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

As she pinched and rolled the dough she turned over her questions in her mind, searching for a way to bring up Clara.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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