dagger

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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

It went in for a three with 40 seconds left and was the dagger that took down Cleveland 68-57 in a City Section Open Division semifinal game at Roybal on Monday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

He waited a beat, then delivered the dagger: “And we can come and take over your sport at any moment if we really wanted to.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

The woman balanced her finger on the long blade of the wooden dagger in Anya’s hand.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack