saber
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“While there is still uncertainty and saber rattling over the Iran conflict, markets are forward looking and currently looking forward,” said Rick Gardner, chief investment officer at RGA Investments in Raleigh.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
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
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
The Army-Notre Dame rivalry writes its own storylines: the pope’s boys against the Doughboys, religion and the military, the cross versus the saber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
As the school approached the sunken crab boat, it divided as cleanly as if it had been sliced by a saber.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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
The game lets players create their own Jedi, wield light sabers and choose whether to follow the light or dark side of the Force, in a galaxy filled with complex characters and a rich story.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
“Not exactly. He’s got his heart set on a cavalry charge. Drawn sabers, all that glorious French business. He was horrified when I had to tell him we didn’t use the British square.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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