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The suspect was noted to have vertical scars or tattoos on both index fingers, running from the third to second knuckle, police said.
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Classic crimp Holding your thumb and index finger about 1 inch apart, pinch a section of the piecrust to form a V shape.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Emerging from that same rock was a gigantic left hand, with a 29-foot, six-inch index finger pointing across the mountains and toward the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation, a longtime home of the Oglala Lakota tribe.
—New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Classic crimp Holding your thumb and index finger about 1 inch apart, pinch a section of the piecrust to form a V shape.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Emerging from that same rock was a gigantic left hand, with a 29-foot, six-inch index finger pointing across the mountains and toward the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation, a longtime home of the Oglala Lakota tribe.
—New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Index finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/index%20finger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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