switchblade
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Also hot from the Wayback Machine, the keyfob: A rounded, black, domino-shaped device with the switchblade release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Lethal Woman” may be a bit unhinged but it’s the sound of a young artist enjoying herself, embracing naughtiness, adding a sprinkle of her beloved Broadway and strutting away with a switchblade on her hip.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Then Anna hands Marlene her switchblade to give to Ellie, the only inheritance she can pass her child other than her fighting spirit and immunity to a deadly, incurable fungus.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2023
When the coronavirus binds to a specific type of receptor on the surface of a cell, it drives its spike protein in like a switchblade and initiates an infection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
A woman casually cleaned her nails with a switchblade.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
