dagger
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Andy Burnham said carrying knives for religious reasons "needs to be looked at," a debate prompted by the killer of Henry Nowak carrying a kirpan, a Sikh sword or dagger.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"You were sober but were carrying a large Sikh dagger," Mousley said.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
At a defense forum in Singapore on Saturday, Brunson was asked if his "dagger" remarks were "authorised or endorsed by the Pentagon".
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
“You won’t be in the shadows forever,” Blake tells his intrepid team members—who, like the real-life Mr. Stanton, still maintain the cloak, if not the dagger.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Absently, and perhaps for some comfort, she let her fingers brush the hilt of the dagger on her hip.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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