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
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
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
The mistletoe was so distraught, it vowed never to be rigid enough to form a dagger again.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
“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
"Princess Ita was a young woman aged between 28 and 34 with strong upper-body muscle attachments, suggesting she habitually used weapons like maces or daggers," said Hashesh.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Gracie Abrams' third album is like a cutlery drawer full of daggers.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Here, the evildoers receive sumptuous cloaks along with their metaphorical daggers.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
She found herself torn between the hunting daggers and a lovely rapier with an ornate bell-guard.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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