pry bar
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Paul Leighton is packing his rucksack with a heavy-duty hammer, pry bar and evidence bags for what he describes as "just an average day out".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
Bonus: Holden’s hammer I’m not sure if it’s technically a pry bar or a nail puller he’s holding, but either way it’s tiny and probably not the real reason the engine stops?
From The Verge ● Jan. 13, 2022
Officials said Paddock had screwed shut the door with a piece of metal and some screws, but an officer had a pry bar and was able to easily pop it open.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2017
It’s a multistep process: First you smash through the wall with a pry bar, then you use your glove-covered hands to tear the Sheetrock out.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2016
He goes at the hatch with a pry bar.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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