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blade

[bleyd] / bleɪd /
NOUN
cutting tool
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Hanging from the rafters, the tip of its blade points down ominously over viewers’ heads, emphasizing both the danger of the weapon and its fragility.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

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

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The US president at one point claimed the pool had been targeted by "sick, deranged" vandals, and was "given a 300 foot long gash" by a blade.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Cooper described the weapon he attributed to YG as a silver blade approximately three or four inches long.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

I was next to Togbe on the bench, sharpening the blade of a hoe while he worked on the loose handle of a cutlass.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Then I remembered that the ceiling fan has one speed at which it rattles faintly but insistently, so I got out of bed, yanked the chain and sent the blades spinning faster.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Stronger and more ductile intermetallics may support the development of improved turbine blades, aircraft engines, energy systems, defense technologies, and materials designed for use in space.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

The pod-like leaf called a spathe is slightly rounder and paler than the darker, flatter blades of seagrass.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

He described turbine blades as the “brake pads of the turbine industry,” because they are the parts that wear out fastest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Others wiggled like garden snakes between blades of grass.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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