dagger

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The novel’s satisfying denouement is assured when a disgraced former colleague of Ben’s, gloriously named Richard Take, accepts the proverbial dagger from Martin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

One woman said: "It has been cloak and dagger throughout this whole process. We can't get a straight answer as to what has changed so drastically to allow the park to be built on?"

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Clinging to a fragile five-point lead, Julie Allemand elevated what could’ve been the dagger with 48 seconds left — a shot that would’ve ballooned the lead to eight.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2025

Williamson delivered a three with just more than one minute left to serve as the dagger to Notre Dame’s title hopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

It bears no sign that it was once pierced with an Ottoman dagger.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern