dagger
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And, of course, they’re playing Luka and A.R. basketball, the two best players on this team throwing down one dagger after another, even playing better with James on the court alongside them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The novel’s satisfying denouement is assured when a disgraced former colleague of Ben’s, gloriously named Richard Take, accepts the proverbial dagger from Martin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
One woman said: "It has been cloak and dagger throughout this whole process. We can't get a straight answer as to what has changed so drastically to allow the park to be built on?"
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
Williamson delivered a three with just more than one minute left to serve as the dagger to Notre Dame’s title hopes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025
They stared at the scene in front of them, from the priceless dagger Marco was trying desperately to hide behind him, to the shower of coins falling from his pockets and pooling at his feet.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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