sword
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Her husband’s gold Navy sword from his Vietnam days went into the Don’t Have a Clue bag before they gave it to their son.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
In the popular imagination, a Viking is tall, broad-shouldered man who wields a sword, and might have a modern haircut like a skin fade or lots of tattoos.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The sword of Damocles didn’t descend, but its glint lit every meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Soho-based queen also says social media has become a "double-edged sword".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
You must know that his sword was as wide as the oars of a boat and could cut down a galloping warhorse.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Brovdi, a successful global grain trader before the war, has taken a “business-oriented approach” as he beats plowshares into swords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Still, the exhibitions spotlight ships, swords and artifacts of trade and travel, placing them front and center.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Do you think they are going to fall on their swords?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The payoff is a vanity project like no other, except maybe Saddam Hussein’s commissioned Victory Arch of swords in Baghdad, or Kim Il Sung’s North Korean Mansu Hill Grand Monument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
And wherever you looked you could see people tightening girths, putting on helmets, drawing swords, and throwing cloaks to the ground.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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