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Animal Farm, published in 1945 as the Soviet Union was clamping its pincers on Eastern Europe, and 1948 – published at a time when Stalin had drawn the Iron Curtain between East and West – illustrate the moral depravity of the powerful who exert dominance over the powerless.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Mind you, even if the pincers are completely ineffective against mines, they're guaranteed to give any enemy looking on the heebie jeebies.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
If a scorpion has big pincers, that means the venom is low.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The robot itself appears pretty unremarkable, just a pair of mechanical arms with pincers.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Mind you, even if the pincers are completely ineffective against mines, they're guaranteed to give any enemy looking on the heebie jeebies.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
If a scorpion has big pincers, that means the venom is low.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The robot itself appears pretty unremarkable, just a pair of mechanical arms with pincers.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Pincer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pincer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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