dagger
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Guard Austin Reaves hit a dagger three with 34 seconds remaining to give the Lakers a seven-point lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
A Lockerbie bombing suspect has claimed he was illegally removed from Libya to stand trial in the United States after "a cloak and dagger operation conducted in the dead of night".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
Zheng wasn’t sure whether to be happy or disappointed that Razi and Shifa were on the trail of the dagger.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
“No matter how many daggers we stared at her, she was unfazed,” said Osada, a graphic designer and occasional live-music photographer who lives in Sunderland, England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Among novelist Mona Awad’s prized possessions is a handmade rabbit brooch with delicate hanging daggers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
When the last players got a chance to take down their cloaks, daggers and suspicions they had the opportunity to ask each other what they wanted to do if they won.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
On both his hands there were tattoos of daggers drawn with ballpoint pen.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing dagger
"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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