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gavels

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plural of gavel

as in hammers

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The Europol report, meanwhile, revealed that these heists are increasingly using tools such as sledgehammers, axes, crowbars –– and even explosives.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2024 its activists broke into a factory owned by Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems UK, smashing equipment with sledgehammers and crowbars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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Questions that have been proposed for removal deal with memory, fatigue, arthritis, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, as well as others about the use of hearing aids, canes, wheelchairs and scooters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
This is because fruit development consumes much of the vine’s energy, so removing the fruit at this point allows the vine’s energy to continue to develop a strong cordon, canes (vertical shoots), and root system.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of canes

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These small beetles are sometimes confused with ladybeetles (which feed on bean beetle eggs), thanks to their similar shape and black spots.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
What are Asian lady beetles Harmonia axyridis, also known as the Asian lady beetle, is a relatively new arrival to this country.

— Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025

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The robbers fought with murderous determination, and the police answered with their truncheons.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Hundreds of people crowded the runway to greet Ali, pushing against a cordon of soldiers armed with truncheons.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025

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When words lose their original meanings and are repurposed as verbal cudgels, the public sphere becomes a jungle of denunciation, intimidation, and even violence.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
While the conservative pushback and Trump’s cudgels are encouraging some companies to abandon formal DEI policies, analysts say an emphasis on diversity continues and is quietly evolving beneath the surface.

— William Becker, The Hill, 11 Aug. 2025

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