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knobkerrie

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as in mace

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That final ship didn’t sink, and in New York, the girls transferred to a train that returned them to their Chicagoland suburb just as the drum major raised his mace to commence a homecoming parade held in their honor.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
An ugly brawl ensued after Michigan players planted the university's flag on the OSU logo at midfield that led to police using mace.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of mace

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Brazil’s ethanol pivot and India’s sugar imports Higher energy prices are also making ethanol more attractive relative to sugar in Brazil, where mills can shift cane between the two products.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Police said Strode walks with a cane, usually wears sunglasses and carries a medical alert necklace.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

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Just the mere threat of a False Claims Act investigation is a powerful cudgel, lawyers have said.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
While lawmakers have mostly thrown their backing behind the bill, some are wary of granting the president even more leeway to impose import taxes as a foreign policy cudgel.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

Definition of cudgel

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The military said Chinese coast guard personnel aboard a motorboat repeatedly struck the sailor on the head with a wooden baton, injuring him and damaging his smaller vessel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Mallorie Sullivan here, taking the Daily Briefing baton from Nicole Fallert.

— Mallorie Sullivan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of baton

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

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Peaceful protest marches were met with truncheons and bullets, and within two days, hundreds of people lay dead — at the hands of their own military.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2025

Definition of truncheon

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He was also accused of stabbing the boy with a knife, hitting him with a nightstick and slamming his head into a vehicle.

— Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 20 Jan. 2026
Her eyes are big and sad, and her index finger touches the tip of the nightstick hanging from the policeman’s belt.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025

Definition of nightstick

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Also called billy button, sun ball, golf beauty, drumstick, and woolly head, craspedia stands out for its globe-like shape that sits atop a bare stem.

— Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026
And almost certainly cross $1 billion globally, with $2 billy still in its sights.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026

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