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blade

[blayd] / bleɪd /
NOUN
cutting tool
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Shekhar, who neglected to pack a razor blade and asks to borrow one, is persuaded not to shave after polling his friends, who also intend, at first, to rough it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Making these parts requires the blade to be “grown” in a vacuum furnace as a single crystal of nickel superalloy, according to Nigel Chiang, an analyst at SemiAnalysis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The company is even investigating lasers and ultrasound as potentially speedier methods of slicing pizzas than a traditional knife blade.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

As Amini wrote of the glass blade, “the perfection of this form is preserved only with the mental space shared between the conceptualizing artist and the interpreting artist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Anya watched Vasilisa’s finger go back and forth, singing along the shined metal blade.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Head coach of the Steel Queens' elite squad, Beth Dias-Scoon, swapped roller blades for ice skates at the age of seven.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The light design of the rotors also means that if there is an engine failure, the light blades can lose their momentum in rotation quickly, Cress said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Howmet and Berkshire Hathaway’s Precision Castparts are the two biggest players in the market for these parts, which also include blades and vanes for the aerospace and defense sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Elon Musk’s plan to manufacture gas turbine blades is just the latest example of SpaceX’s disruptive approach to business.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

As we got closer to the house, sweat trickled between my shoulder blades and chilled in the evening air.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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