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stabbing

[stab-ing] / ˈstæb ɪŋ /


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Prior to the stabbing, New York officials had already cancelled an outdoor watch party set for Monday outside the Garden.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

US tech tycoon Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X and a friend of Vance's, has posted numerous times on the platform about the police response to the stabbing.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

And Musk has repeatedly criticised the police response to Nowak's stabbing on his social platform X.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

He was doing chin-ups during a workout when he experienced a new kind of stabbing pain in his hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Not meeting my eye, she kept stabbing at her canvas.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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