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Park Ridge police are investigating after a 7-Eleven convenience store was recently robbed and a clerk believed to be sprayed with mace, in an incident where cigarettes and alcohol were reported stolen.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
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The victim added that she and her passenger were both struck by the mace while trying to keep the car door closed, which affected their ability to see which way Diaz Sosa fled.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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These toads are a non-native species introduced to control sugar cane pests almost a century ago.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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Raised in a small town in Puebla, Mexico, her parents grew sugar cane to support a family that struggled financially.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sunny and Ulla have a tendency to bicker, and each can resort to brandishing cultural stereotypes as a cudgel when arguing with the other.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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While Trump has effectively wielded tariffs as a cudgel to reset the terms of trade, the economic impact is uncertain as most economists expect a slowdown in U.S. growth and greater inflationary pressures as the costs of the taxes are passed along to domestic businesses and consumers.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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Then, sometime after midnight on July 18, guards began banging their batons on the bars of the men’s cells.—
Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
30 July 2025
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The baton has officially been passed on to 30-year-old Andrew Kuski, who became the new Dealer Principal of the storied dealership in April 2025, ushering in a bold new era for the Chapman Chevrolet Buick GMC legacy.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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Even the basic concept of free speech has become another truncheon in the nation’s ongoing battle between tribes.—
Steven Greenhut,
Orange County Register,
2 Mar. 2025
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There were police with truncheons and tear gas outside the ground.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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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
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Also called a nightstick, the baton is essentially a club with a handle, often used for crowd control.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 June 2025
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The transformation of the rattlesnake into a colonial icon coincided with the demise of the snakes themselves as settlers began to bludgeon rattlesnakes by the thousands.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Aug. 2025
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While Israel was conducting its war in Gaza with a merciless bludgeon and no conception of an ending, its tactics against Hezbollah—setting off the beeper bombs, wiping out its missile stocks and weapons depots, killing its military and political leaders—proved far better targeted.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Then the billy bedded down, pinning us behind a lone spruce tree for over an hour.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
13 Aug. 2025
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Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Knobkerrie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knobkerrie. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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