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Recent Examples of machete
Duran's supporters allege that Duprey was a known member of the Trinitarios gang — which has been blamed for machete attacks in the Bronx in the past.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Man with machete attacked three people at the 42nd Street-Grand Central subway station Saturday morning before police fatally shot him.
—Julie Walker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Griffin’s machete was recovered at the scene.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
According to the New York Police Department (NYPD), a male suspect, identified by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, entered the city's major transit hub wielding a machete on Saturday, April 11.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Man with machete attacked three people at the 42nd Street-Grand Central subway station Saturday morning before police fatally shot him.
—Julie Walker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Griffin’s machete was recovered at the scene.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
According to the New York Police Department (NYPD), a male suspect, identified by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, entered the city's major transit hub wielding a machete on Saturday, April 11.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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Noun
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On top of pocket knives, other sharp items that could be used as weapons, like corkscrews, Swiss Army knives, and box cutters, are not allowed through TSA.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Police said a knife was recovered at the scene.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Instead, Boldy whiffed and, seconds later, Brett Kulak — of all players — put the dagger in Minnesota’s season after Martin Nečas came through in the clutch with a tremendous setup.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Also, 2023 first-round pick Cason Wallace, an elite defender and efficient offensive contributor, delivered the dagger Thursday with eight fourth-quarter points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Police say Mendez-Marin was found with blood on his clothes and a bloody pocketknife at the scene.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa , Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Police said Gregory then pulled out a pocketknife, threatened to stab the juvenile and began stealing a PlayStation console and controllers.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The assailant stabbed the pope with a bayonet, but the assassination attempt was unsuccessful.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Apart from the optical glass inside, the XC 13-33mm is all plastic, even the bayonet mount that attaches to the camera.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Noun
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By Ali Wunderman June 28, 2021 The Most Dangerous Animals in the World Horns, fangs, and switchblade faces can all be found on these deadly creatures.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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It’s been a quarter century since the mostly Canadian supergroup New Pornographers sprang from the florid imagination of Carl Newman, a pop savant with an angel’s voice and switchblade wit.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Celebrities have kept the plain pointed stiletto in rotation inside the broader white shoe push this spring, especially as the color has moved past bridal dressing and into red carpets, press stops and daytime appearances.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Larsson declared before picking up her right foot and showing that the stiletto was missing a heel.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears.—
John Tufts,
USA TODAY,
30 Aug. 2017
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machete. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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