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sickle

[sik-uhl] / ˈsɪk əl /


NOUN
machete
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VERB
mow
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The facade of the building betrays no affiliation—neither hammer nor sickle.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

According to an autopsy report issued by Montour County, Dickey was diagnosed with “exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait,” rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Without any products on the market, Fulcrum Therapeutics had been striving to commercialize its experimental drug for sickle cell disease, but those plans appear to now be on hold.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Donors are vital for securing a steady supply of blood for cancer patients, new mothers, those living with long-term conditions such as sickle cell disease, as well as during emergencies.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

A sickle moon threaded itself into the silk.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

On a street in Romania in 2004, a young boy sold Mr. Kalb a souvenir for $16: a set of Soviet-era binoculars etched with red stars, hammers and sickles, and crossed Kalashnikov rifles.

From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2023

Eighteen-year-old Noor Mohammad and 25-year-old Ahmad keep swinging their sickles to clear a remaining metre of grain.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2022

The palms themselves serve as a wind barrier, creating sauna-like conditions, and harvesters need incredible strength to hoist long poles with sickles into the towering trees.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2020

Behind them, a small band of black men and women, dressed in early 1800s field pants and waistcoats, long flowing skirts and turbans, marched in tight military columns, wielding rakes, sickles and cane knives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2019

The red blood cells of some people of African descent look like sickles or crescent moons.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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