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Recent Examples of bodkinIcke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022 Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
Brunson scored eight points in the game’s final 5:04, including a 3-pointer with 2:25 remaining that gave the Knicks a 116-104 lead and served as the dagger.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2025
More symbolic may be the dagger tattoo on his left forearm.
Hayek Pinault completed her look with a pair of platform stilettos.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
Doja Cat opted for more colorful glam, with a lilac eye look and a sharp red lip, and accessorized with an array of bold jewelry and long, gold stiletto nails.
The man didn’t threaten anyone with the knife and soon left.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Apple is not legally required to re-admit Fortnite, but the questions now are whether Apple is going to nitpick some specific thing to deny the app that caused all this, or whether Fortnite has somehow pushed the bounds of the results of the case to twist the knife even further.
The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
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Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
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