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Mind you, even if the pincers are completely ineffective against mines, they're guaranteed to give any enemy looking on the heebie jeebies.
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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
Once every few decades, a scientist plucks the cylinder from its perch with chamois-leather-padded pincers, rubs its surface with a cloth soaked in alcohol and ether, and steam-cleans it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2012
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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
Once every few decades, a scientist plucks the cylinder from its perch with chamois-leather-padded pincers, rubs its surface with a cloth soaked in alcohol and ether, and steam-cleans it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2012
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“Pincer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pincer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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