pinch

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From those experiences comes this partly autobiographical novel that follows a year in the life of a sports-magazine columnist, Jim Tom Pinch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“Wake me up. Pinch me. Just a nightmare,” said Childs, who buried his wife in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2025

"Pinch me, I'm dreaming... I can't believe it," he told the local Nine Network.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Pinch points and contradictions must be fully exposed and followed by commitments to do better, with clear accountability standards.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Pinch needed quick treatment, and most of Nokomis’s medicines were back at the cabin.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich