knives

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Hooligan is equally audacious, with a rhythm track built from the sound of sharpening knives and snatches of cinematic strings that somehow leads into a dizzying falsetto chorus.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

He said he had done self-defence training at MI5's London headquarters, Thames House, with a ninjutsu instructor, describing it as "swords and knives and stuff".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Noem shot knives from her eyes as the representative read out the headlines: “Lewandowski Taking Out Trash at Noem’s D.C. Home.”

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Skaters spin four times in the air and land on a pair of knives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

All around me the pots clanked, knives stomped, and the sound of sizzling steak swirled through the air.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na