dagger
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Princess Ita's coffin also held an especially ornate dagger.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Did those outfits just put a dagger in the Triple Crown?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
And the midtempo ballad “The Knife” describes a collapsing relationship as a mortal threat, akin to a dagger jabbed into one’s side or a case of kerosene waiting to be ignited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mousley KC said that Nowak asked Digwa if he was a "bad man", likely to have been prompted by him noticing the dagger.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
“You know, that’s a pretty rare weapon these days,” he said, nodding to the dagger.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
The bows, arrows, daggers, and maces found in their tombs were often interpreted as ceremonial objects rather than equipment the women had actually used.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Some fought with only a trident; some fought mounted on horseback; some on chariot; others on foot with helmet and short sword; some with two daggers; still others exclusively fought wild beasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Supposedly “laid back” Los Angeles was rife with sharp elbows, daggers plunged in backs and a relentless quest for glory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
Wealth has a way of sorting relationships when one friend's opulence brings out lustful envy in the others, the deadly sins most likely to drive daggers into the gut of any platonic bond.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2025
His teeth shone like daggers in the sloping sunlight.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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