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blade

[blayd] / bleɪd /
NOUN
cutting tool
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“We talk about ‘every blade of grass’ on defense,” Commodores coach Clark Lea said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

As Amini wrote of the glass blade, “the perfection of this form is preserved only with the mental space shared between the conceptualizing artist and the interpreting artist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

National Transportation Safety Board released Thursday said bird remains, including feathers, were found inside certain components of the engine, which suffered a broken fan blade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"I borrowed a razor blade to cut the placenta," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Experimenting, he ran the blade along the tree, and sure enough, the barest cut separated the wood like it was slicing bread.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Air regulations ban all blades with sharp points and typically blunt knives longer than six centimeters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The green bollards seen on Bellflower Boulevard and Studebaker before the redo often get hit by cars and can resemble thick blades of stomped grass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Sweat is seeping through his T-shirt, forming wing-like patches over his shoulder blades.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Elon Musk’s plan to manufacture gas turbine blades is just the latest example of SpaceX’s disruptive approach to business.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The chopper landed in a grassy clearing and the men jumped out, ducking to keep their heads below the whirling blades.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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