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Recent Examples of switchbladeIn June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 One thing leads to another, and as is common with such hedonistic reunions among longtime buddies, somebody ends up with a switchblade in their neck.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025 At a preliminary hearing held last year, San Diego police Detective Christopher Murray testified that Logan admitted to committing the homicide with a switchblade.—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for switchblade
Technology has been the key to US prosperity since World War II, and Musk’s bitter split with the White House is symbolic of the dagger being driven through the industry’s future.
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Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
The failure to produce a bidding contest represented another dagger for an airline with a history of financial troubles.
Gann had twice previously tested the chemicals, the documents said, each time creating a small explosion, the second one blinding the veteran for about 20 seconds,
Inside the bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
While the Swiss Army knife and similar pocketknives were banned after 9/11, in recent years, some policy changes, such as by the FAA, now allow small knives on commercial planes.
Dust the pasta sheet on both sides with flour, then use a pasta cutter or sharp knife to cut dough into 1/2 -inch strips (fettuccine) or 1-inch strips (pappardelle).
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Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
As the pair came to blows and a knife was pulled, a 32-year-old good Samaritan tried to break up the fight, police said.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
Miley Cyrus marked her arrival in Paris on Tuesday with a subtle nod to the city’s fashion history, wearing an archival dress from late designer Patrick Kelly paired with classic black stilettos.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
Now the room, decorated with giant lamps resembling drooping wildflowers, is a temple to a different kind of currency: designer stilettos (from the likes of Manolo Blahnik and Jacquemus).
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.
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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.
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Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
Baca, who has been leading these workshops since 2011, recalled a moment from one: Everett Cox, a Vietnam War veteran who had kept away from everything military for decades, responded to a prompt of action verbs by expertly stabbing and slashing with an invisible bayonet.
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Dina Litovsky,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Prosecutors showed the jury photos of victims with scars left by objects including a bayonet, a burning cigarette and ropes.
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