machete
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Arrabaca had two axes, a hammer, a machete, six fireworks and three fixed-blade knives, Barnacle said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Cuellar identified the man who allegedly wielded the machete as Cornell Richardson, 32.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
A three-month amnesty from September means anyone with a machete can place them in specially designated boxes at police stations.
From BBC ● May 26, 2025
With his big back shiny with sweat, he swings the machete low and cuts the cane close to the ground.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
Besides pulling off dozens of ticks, Bardwell recalled the main challenge being “wait-a-minute vines,” made tougher by cheap, ineffective machetes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
In Cuba, residents of the country's second-largest city Santiago de Cuba worked with machetes to clear streets buried in debris.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
The Home Office underestimated how many zombie knives and machetes would be surrendered ahead of a recent ban, documents show.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
One expert questioned whether the two machetes we bought met the definition of having a "sharp pointed end" - a definition that hasn’t been considered yet in court.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024
They lay their machetes down on the side of the road, out of the way.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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