knives

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In 2023, police performed a wellness check after she danced on camera with two large knives, which she said were fake.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"It is too easy to be able to buy and sell and receive knives in this country, and we need to keep pushing to do more," Jones added.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Finds included bone pegs for stretching vellum as it dried, and tools such as knives and pumice stones for scraping and smoothing animal hides.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Volkswagen built their success on the backs of the dealer network, and now they’re putting knives in the backs of the same dealers that helped them grow in this country since the 1950s,” Ippolito said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

It was like being plunged into an ice bath, a thousand small knives pricking at his skin.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray