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  • past tense form of pinch.
  • past participle of pinch.

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The promotion landed at a time when customers are feeling particularly pinched by inflation and high gas prices, Konecny said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Big picture: Higher inflation has pinched households and raised costs for businesses.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 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

You’re able to evade feeling pinched by the noose of transactional cosmopolitianism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Then he darted his hand forward and pinched the air.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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