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
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
He was still there, huddled in the same place with his carbine in hand, his machete in a sheath that hung from his belt, when darkness fell four hours later.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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
On Saturday morning, men with machetes hacked through branches as thick as their arms, clearing patches of the road where traffic jams were at a standstill.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
He asked: "Did AR have any remote reason - as far as you can really tell - or his family to be ordering machetes?"
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
The men pulled their dugout canoes onto the river’s sandy bank and started chopping through the thick vegetation with machetes and knives to make their way around the main rapids.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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