knives

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Hooligan is equally audacious, with a rhythm track built from the sound of sharpening knives and snatches of cinematic strings that somehow leads into a dizzying falsetto chorus.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Volkswagen built their success on the backs of the dealer network, and now they’re putting knives in the backs of the same dealers that helped them grow in this country since the 1950s,” Ippolito said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Noem shot knives from her eyes as the representative read out the headlines: “Lewandowski Taking Out Trash at Noem’s D.C. Home.”

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

She wants knives removed from shelves and placed in locked cabinets behind shop counters to eliminate the risk of theft.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The rest of the raiders retrieved their knives from the tree trunks or attended to their stallions, while I tried to wake Rostam from his exhaustion.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri