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vise

[vahys] / vaɪs /
NOUN
clamp
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But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

An examination of the tightening vise in which Jews in the Netherlands—whether German-Jewish refugees like the Franks or longtime residents—found themselves is hampered, again, by storytelling problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2025

But the same vise they’re in is being felt acutely by many governmental and nontech private concerns, like restaurants.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

It’s no cause for alarm, but it felt as if a vise were being twisted tighter and tighter around my chest.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

The first man carries the tray to his station, sets an engagement ring in his vise, and peels back the prongs with tweezers.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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