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dagger

[dag-er] / ˈdæg ər /


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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

The meeting where councillors selected Whitegates was also not minuted, prompting claims of a "cloak and dagger process" from protestors.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

They built on that momentum, and with 37 seconds left, Thornton delivered the dagger: a three-pointer that sealed a hard-fought win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

Lightning coach Kerwin Walters called this three in the final minute a "dagger."

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

They took away some small weapons—a dagger for each of them—and some long votola cloaks that Alfhercht wordlessly insisted they take.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack