pliers

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“Are they scrappy? Yes. Are they all working in bombed-out buildings with pliers found on the side of the road? No,” said Justin Zeefe, a founding partner at Los Angeles- and Kyiv-based Green Flag Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

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

Border Patrol agents used pliers to cut open a passage through the thickets of barbed wire.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Meanwhile, retired roofer Mr Gray revealed he has resorted to pulling out six of his own teeth, using pliers and painkillers.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2023

His head is pinched in on the sides where the ears should be, like someone used giant pliers and crushed the middle part of his face.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio