daggers
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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
Here, the evildoers receive sumptuous cloaks along with their metaphorical daggers.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
It is a story of neighbours at daggers drawn.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
Her words stab my heart like a thousand daggers.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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