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knife

[nahyf] / naɪf /




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In a league where job security these days ranks somewhere between knife juggler and gator wrangler, the 44-year-old Spaniard is one of only three managers even hired before 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“As a boy, I’d start weeping. And boys don’t cry; I’d blubber. I couldn’t help it — it was like a knife going into me. And my father said, ‘What’s the matter with you?’

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Westminster Magistrates' Court heard how Wilby spoke to Creasy about knife crime and her "failings as a Member of Parliament" before filming her, leading to members of the public intervening.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Wales' only two-Michelin-star restaurant which received a one-star food hygiene rating after inspectors found flies, broken equipment and a dirty knife has had its five-star rating restored.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

I took the knife in her hand and cut the ropes from Red’s wrists and ankles.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Handheld multitools are a great item to keep on hand, with many options featuring various knives, bottle openers, screwdrivers, and even scissors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

They drew Silicon Valley investors, and the pair added Pokémon and sports cards, coins and eventually fashion, electronics and a wide range of other items, including knives, horse tack and live plants.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Why did he keep a box of knives under his bed?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

His mother, Lisa Petrie, has called for tougher bail restrictions for those accused of inflicting serious injuries with knives.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

“Plate holders stood by the fireplace, filled with dishes and plates; knives, forks and spoons were arranged for immediate use; in short, everything was ready for the entertainment of a ceremonious party.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

And then he retraced his steps across the 150-foot wide thoroughfare that knifes through the heart of the city along what once was the Red Car line of the Pacific Electric Railway.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

Speaking to broadcasters during a visit to Kilburn police station in north west London, Mr Sunak said there was "no reason" why such knifes should be on the streets.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2023

Take Can a woman win the election: a sly, mean, ego-saving little canard that knifes both its subject and its verb in order to spare the real actor here.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2020

I picture her crumpling into the nearest chair the way one sometimes does when bad news knifes through that thin veil of hope mixed with denial.

From New York Times Sep. 14, 2016

There was all sorts of sharp and dangerous-looking blades and razors and knifes setting behind where the barber stood whilst he was cutting hair.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Hunter knifed through the defense and broke for an 11-yard gain.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

He pointed his arms to the clear spring sky, knifed by the vapor trails of passing airplanes.

From Washington Post Apr. 16, 2023

The brick stairs knifed past a garden, where lizards darted among eroded stone sculptures and palm trees wore their dead fronds like mangy beards.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2023

The setting sun seems to set the ocean ablaze, while to its left, the tossing slaver appears to be swallowed up by a knifed spray of white.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2022

A yacht knifed through the early morning water in a long, green V. Sea gulls, balsa-light, hovered on invisible currents above the river.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

All three have brought a certain fearlessness to the court as freshmen, whether it be Howell confidently pulling the trigger from deep or Heckel knifing through the lane.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2025

Van Lith, whose first basket came on a knifing drive for a layup with 1:43 left in the second quarter, had two jumpers blocked by Beal and three turnovers in the first half.

From Seattle Times Apr. 1, 2022

The Hawks stutter-stepped and jabbed their way to the free throw line with deft ease, knifing the hosts from beyond the arc when they weren’t dancing inside the key.

From Washington Post Mar. 4, 2022

Bolsonaro, 66, has been in the Sao Paulo hospital since Wednesday for treatment relating to an obstructed intestine following the 2018 knifing.

From Reuters Jul. 17, 2021

I looked up and squinted, and saw a black shadow knifing through the dusk light, the blades chopping as it drifted closer, dropping lower and lower as it approached Fullbrook.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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