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saber

[say-ber] / ˈseɪ bər /
NOUN
weapon
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Guidance should be fairly balanced given the geopolitical tensions, though Nomura anticipates some saber rattling to help contain inflation expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Yet at other times he has rattled the nuclear saber.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

The Eisenhower library has several swords from the president in its collection, including a saber and a sword of honour featured in a current exhibit.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

It doesn’t matter that Dershwitz is the reigning world champion in men’s saber and a medal favorite at the 2024 Paris Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024

In a varsity match, only nine of the team’s best fencers compete, three in épée, three in foil, and three in saber.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

He told the president he could go even farther than Ronald Reagan, which, in this context, is an interesting statement, since Reagan rattled some sabers initially but actually made the judicious decision to withdraw.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026

Paleontologists still do not know how saber-toothed animals like Smilodon hunted prey without breaking their unwieldy sabers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024

The molecular sabers are unlikely to promote resistance because bacteria cannot easily change the essential cell-wall components that lysins target.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 13, 2023

Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker going head-to-head with wands and light sabers.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

“Harrrrr!” the pirates roared, shaking their sabers to the rafters.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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