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blade

[blayd] / bleɪd /
NOUN
cutting tool
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Shekhar, who neglected to pack a razor blade and asks to borrow one, is persuaded not to shave after polling his friends, who also intend, at first, to rough it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

As Amini wrote of the glass blade, “the perfection of this form is preserved only with the mental space shared between the conceptualizing artist and the interpreting artist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

He recalled being thrown "a metre-and-a-half into the air", along with his rowing partner, when the blade of their oar hit a wave head-on.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

It didn’t explicitly say investigators believe a bird strike led to the engine fan blade fracturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Nighthand ducked underneath it and jabbed with the glamry blade.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Air regulations ban all blades with sharp points and typically blunt knives longer than six centimeters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sweat is seeping through his T-shirt, forming wing-like patches over his shoulder blades.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The light design of the rotors also means that if there is an engine failure, the light blades can lose their momentum in rotation quickly, Cress said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Elon Musk’s plan to manufacture gas turbine blades is just the latest example of SpaceX’s disruptive approach to business.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The morning had turned bright and warm; dew still clung to bending blades of grass.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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