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stabbing

[stab-ing] / ˈstæb ɪŋ /


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Australia's e-regulator has previously clashed with X, including over its world-leading ban on social media for under-16s and its refusal to remove videos of a stabbing that took place in a Sydney church.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

On Thursday, the UK's terror threat level was raised to severe following the stabbing.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

I started having a stabbing pain in my chest during morning runs, and struggled to breathe deeply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He was found near USC, around 15 miles from the scene of the stabbing, the source said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Sheed’s pointer finger shot toward a particular cloud in a jerky stabbing motion.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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