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blade

[bleyd] / bleɪd /
NOUN
cutting tool
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The company is even investigating lasers and ultrasound as potentially speedier methods of slicing pizzas than a traditional knife blade.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The separated fan blade resulted in damage to portions of the engine’s cover and sent engine fragments flying, striking the airplane’s fuselage and its horizontal stabilizer, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

National Transportation Safety Board released Thursday said bird remains, including feathers, were found inside certain components of the engine, which suffered a broken fan blade.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

"I borrowed a razor blade to cut the placenta," she told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Then he cut long blades of tough crab grass, and sat cross-legged on the ground tearing the grass lengthwise so that each blade became many strands.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

It is unclear if SpaceX currently casts its own blades for the Raptor turbopumps, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Elon Musk’s plan to manufacture gas turbine blades is just the latest example of SpaceX’s disruptive approach to business.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Then I remembered that the ceiling fan has one speed at which it rattles faintly but insistently, so I got out of bed, yanked the chain and sent the blades spinning faster.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Stronger and more ductile intermetallics may support the development of improved turbine blades, aircraft engines, energy systems, defense technologies, and materials designed for use in space.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

In the corners of the back wall mural, I spied tiny bursts of red nestled in the painted blades of grass.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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