machete
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Arrabaca had two axes, a hammer, a machete, six fireworks and three fixed-blade knives, Barnacle said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Cuellar identified the man who allegedly wielded the machete as Cornell Richardson, 32.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
In his field, just a stone's throw from his house, Kone still works only with a machete and wears open-toed shoes.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Mr Amin said they had found crucial evidence in the suspect's house, including 10 phones, a laptop, machete, identity cards and personal female clothing.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
They hacked the fruit open with a machete, careful not to get the juice on their hands or clothes.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Besides pulling off dozens of ticks, Bardwell recalled the main challenge being “wait-a-minute vines,” made tougher by cheap, ineffective machetes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
"It took the United Kingdom 18 months to bring about a ban on machetes and we are moving to do it within six months," she added.
From BBC ● May 26, 2025
The team also had to leave their kayaks at a base camp they set up when it became impossible to head further upstream, hiking through the jungle using machetes for five days.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
The ban, which came into force at midnight, means it will be illegal to possess "zombie-style" knives and machetes in England and Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
They lay their machetes down on the side of the road, out of the way.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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