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  • No violence had occurred as yet, with the exception of the shooting of a few wire-cutters by the soldiers, but the people of the slums were starving and growing ominously restless.

    THE DREAM OF DEBS 2010

  • This trivial bit of kit is so unimportant that it's only natural that we equip the companies that brought us Police Academy 11, Windows Vista, Milli Vanilli and Celebrity Dancing With the Stars with wire-cutters that allow them to disconnect anyone in the country on their own say-so, without proving a solitary act of wrongdoing.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • I am wearing a green-n-bloo wire bow in my hair and wire-cutters for earrings.

    Optimist: glass half full. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • This trivial bit of kit is so unimportant that it's only natural that we equip the companies that brought us Police Academy 11, Windows Vista, Milli Vanilli and Celebrity Dancing With the Stars with wire-cutters that allow them to disconnect anyone in the country on their own say-so, without proving a solitary act of wrongdoing.

    Entertainment companies want to disconnect your Internet access Michael Natale 2008

  • This trivial bit of kit is so unimportant that it's only natural that we equip the companies that brought us Police Academy 11, Windows Vista, Milli Vanilli and Celebrity Dancing With the Stars with wire-cutters that allow them to disconnect anyone in the country on their own say-so, without proving a solitary act of wrongdoing.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Michael Natale 2008

  • They use basic tools, including what look like rusty wire-cutters, to pry away rubble.

    Database for the Dead 2008

  • Apparently Rep. King is unaware of the fact that the Mexican “animals” have evolved to such an extent that they can now actually operate even highly complex tools such as wire-cutters.

    Think Progress » Rep. King Designs Electrified Fence For Southern Border: ‘We Do This With Livestock All The Time’ 2006

  • As a matter of fact, I'm supposed to go to the Hockaday this afternoon and take a banner down -- hmmm, might be tricky, but all I really need is a ladder and a set of wire-cutters.

    View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2005

  • The mechanic shrugged his shoulders, wiped his greasy hands on an even greasier rag, and pulled the wire-cutters from his toolbox.

    365 tomorrows » 2005 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2005

  • As a matter of fact, I'm supposed to go to the Hockaday this afternoon and take a banner down -- hmmm, might be tricky, but all I really need is a ladder and a set of wire-cutters.

    Archive 2005-11-27 Michael Evans 2005

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