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Noun
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Attacking teams have weaponised blocking to target specific zonal markers and facilitate runs for their best headers of the ball.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
11 May 2026 -
And after carrying some double-headers in recent weeks, NBC curiously opted to air only single games on Monday and Tuesday this week (the series openers of Knicks-76ers and Lakers-OKC), and stuck its two other playoff games those nights on Peacock.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers.—
Willa Rubin,
NPR,
1 May 2026
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Many of the thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets brandished weapons including guns and daggers, while others waved Lebanese, Palestinian, Iranian and Hezbollah flags.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Silver plays two roles — as a store of value and a raw material for industry — which can mean bigger gains when the economy is growing but sharper drops during downturns.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Add a few drops of mild detergent to warm water and blot the stain with a microfiber cloth rather than scrubbing it.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Audiences are immersed in the horrors of the war, which was fought eyeball to eyeball by landless men wielding muskets, unreliable rifles and terrifying bayonets.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 Nov. 2025
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Officials told McElroy to take a top bunk bed, the complaint says, in violation of a policy saying pregnant inmates should be assigned bottom bunks to prevent injuries and falls.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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This secures your baby at the shoulders, waist and between the legs, preventing falls.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Pack your knives and go… straight to next season.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Investigators say Allen traveled to Washington by train, carrying a shotgun, pistol and knives, and booked a room in the Washington Hilton where the April 25 dinner took place.—
Andrew Goudsward,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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“Jackknives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackknives. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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