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The victim, a Bronx resident, raised his hand to deflect the attack but Hamlin allegedly cut into his hand, slicing the skin between the thumb and forefinger, cops said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
Bigger pieces of food, like a skinless drumstick or a fleshy mango pit, are, counterintuitively, safer for novice eaters, and smaller pieces are more appropriate for later, when the baby can use her thumb and forefinger together—the pincer grasp—to pick up objects.
—Olaf Blecker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
Gobert and his teammates disputed the decision to tag him with an offensive foul and the Frenchman was shown on the broadcast rubbing his thumbs and forefingers together – a gesture often associated with money – in the aftermath.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
Some pairs have screen-friendly tips on all five fingers (and sometimes the palms as well), while others only have them on the thumbs and forefingers.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
Bigger pieces of food, like a skinless drumstick or a fleshy mango pit, are, counterintuitively, safer for novice eaters, and smaller pieces are more appropriate for later, when the baby can use her thumb and forefinger together—the pincer grasp—to pick up objects.
—Olaf Blecker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
Gobert and his teammates disputed the decision to tag him with an offensive foul and the Frenchman was shown on the broadcast rubbing his thumbs and forefingers together – a gesture often associated with money – in the aftermath.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
Some pairs have screen-friendly tips on all five fingers (and sometimes the palms as well), while others only have them on the thumbs and forefingers.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
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forefinger
noun
fore·fin·ger
-ˌfiŋ-gər 
Medical Definition
forefinger
noun
fore·fin·ger
-ˌfiŋ-gər
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