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machete

[muh-shet-ee, -chet-ee] / məˈʃɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt i /
NOUN
sickle
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NOUN
weapon
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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

In his field, just a stone's throw from his house, Kone still works only with a machete and wears open-toed shoes.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

Mr Amin said they had found crucial evidence in the suspect's house, including 10 phones, a laptop, machete, identity cards and personal female clothing.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024

Jack built a three-sided shed for the tools, with a hook for the bananas and his big machete to cut them with.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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

"It took the United Kingdom 18 months to bring about a ban on machetes and we are moving to do it within six months," she added.

From BBC ● May 26, 2025

In September 2024, the government introduced legislation making it an imprisonable offence to own or sell zombie-style knives and machetes.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025

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

When a mission took them to the mountains, they carried mosquito netting, machetes, canvas tarps, and extra bug juice.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien


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