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Would it be cynical to suspect that there is a business model here, similar to the classic example of a razor brand that makes all its money on blade refills?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

I’m pretty sure my tears soaked his shoulder blade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

It didn’t explicitly say investigators believe a bird strike led to the engine fan blade fracturing.

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

A three-inch Cully stood poised over an old stump, ready to lower the blade of his ax.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Four wickets down and Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam were extravagantly flashing their blades outside off stump.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Howmet and Berkshire Hathaway’s Precision Castparts are the two biggest players in the market for these parts, which also include blades and vanes for the aerospace and defense sectors.

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

This pond looked muddy and dark, surrounded by nothing but sparse blades of dying grass.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix