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Elon Musk and his cost-slashing allies are taking a hammer to the massive bureaucracy that staffs the U.S. government — and a scalpel to any senior officials who dare put up a fight.—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scalpel
After an intense, one-shot fight scene through Josie’s Bar, Matt and Bullseye make their way to the roof, while Matt is covered in daggers and using his super-senses to listen to Foggy’s fading heartbeat.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
Such was evident following a dagger of a fast break Sunday.
Once in Griswold, Correa and his sister chased the 21-year-old into the woods and attacked him with a machete, leaving him to die, according to court records.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said the machete was later tested and determined to contained traces of DNA from the victim in the first attack.
The argument turned violent when Grier brandished a pocketknife, then got a bayonet-style knife with a long blade, the release said.
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Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) routinely confiscates a variety of objects from passengers, from pocketknives to high-end electronics.
In 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.
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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.
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Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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
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