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pries

  • plural of pry.

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Spot gold pries are down 5% at $4,616 a troy ounce while silver is down 7.8% at $78.18 an ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Concerned, she visits a doctor, and when the specialist pries the welt open, hundreds of small spiders crawl out.

From National Geographic • Jan. 12, 2024

U.S. oil and gas production, however, is on track to reach record highs in 2023 and 2024 due in part to rising oil pries.

From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023

First, Ike pries Marty's self-doubt out of him – questioning, for example, his frequent minimizing of his problems with dismissive repetitions of "It's fine!"

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2021

Pua gently pries my hands from my ears.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila