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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

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

Coach Mustilli was working with the saber students, so those of us in the épée group worked with an assistant coach.

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

The top lots include an Imperial Storm Trooper helmet, three original stunt light sabers and a rare screen-used Snowspeeder mini model.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

“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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