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However, in recent years, it has been used to symbolize ‘White power’, with the three remaining fingers spelling W for White and the thumb and index finger enabling a P to be drawn for Power.—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Apple Watch users will also be able to tap their index finger and thumb together once to select a widget in the Smart Stack of the watch to see relevant information, per Apple.—Mason Leath, ABC News, 8 June 2026 Three others were injured, including Goldstein, who lost his right index finger and is facing surgery this summer for amputation of a second injured finger.—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026 With your thumbs on the screen and your index fingers on the shoulder trigger buttons, much of the weight is going to be carried by your pinky fingers.—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for index finger