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Recent Examples of sheath knifeKeep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use.—Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
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.
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Jon Grinspan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2024
There’s a reason bowie knives were developed to be fighting knives.
For the occasion, the office of the local governor had prepared an elaborate ceremony, with a military band and an honor guard standing at attention, the bayonets of their rifles glinting in the sun.
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Simon Shuster,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
Striking miners were astonished to discover soldiers from the U.S. Army disembarking from train cars, their bayonets glittering in the frosty air.
Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Authorities were called to a residence there, near Harrison Avenue and West Bridger Street, the evening of April 5 to investigate a report of a physical disturbance involving a person with a knife.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
The brother grabbed a machete and engaged his father, who’s accused of stabbing him during the fight, prosecutors said.
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Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
Ortega’s accomplice, who is still being sought, threatened the victim with a machete before running off with the victim’s laptop, wallet, credit cards, and cell phone, officials said.
The look was finished off with a white coat draped over her shoulders, ankle-strap stilettos, and oversized sunglasses.
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Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Mix and match it with a variety of shirt and jacket combinations, such as a snug white tee and jean jacket; complete the look with sneakers, sandals, or stiletto booties.
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