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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

Some of the price-cutting repackages an old playbook for retailers: When consumers feel pinched, the retailers sell products in smaller sizes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

“There were moments, there were twitches, there were things — I thought I was having pinched nerves in my neck, and they were quite frequent,” Andrews said.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 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

Then he darted his hand forward and pinched the air.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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