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Recent Examples of sheath knifeKeep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use.—Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
When the Republican Charles Sumner was struck down by a Southerner on the Senate floor, Raymond’s paper called for armed resistance by pistol, bludgeon, and bowie knife, if necessary.
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Matthew Karp,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.
And then, to drive the dagger into Michaela even more, Simone walks down the stairs in a stunning pale blue dress that Michaela had made for her.
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Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
Brunson’s shot — a cold-blooded pull-up three with the season hanging in the balance — was the dagger that sent New York to its third straight second-round appearance.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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.
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.
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BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
The Swiss Army knife is a multitool pocketknife originally made by Victorinox.
Jenner chose a cropped orange leather jacket, with a white buttoned neck and zipped sleeves, keeping the rest of her outfit simple with a super cropped white t-shirt, black leather tie-waist pants, and white stiletto pointed pumps.
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
The run of shoes also included loafers in a variety of styles, from embroidered to velvet and suede, as well as slingback heels, stiletto pumps with a pointed toe, and espadrille sneakers.
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