spear
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The Wisconsin locals trying to spear a 200-pound fish.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
But when he pulled up the spear, he only found mud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
They mouth thank you as they spear a noodle one-handed, already fielding another call from the office.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
Last year, the 18-year-old "second spear carrier" found himself playing the lead in the Royal Shakespeare Company's new production of Macbeth.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
Hoping to catch Abel napping, the owl swept down from an old decayed tree—it seemed at home in rotten trees—but Abel had his spear at the ready the moment the owl reached him.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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