machete
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Arrabaca had two axes, a hammer, a machete, six fireworks and three fixed-blade knives, Barnacle said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Cuellar identified the man who allegedly wielded the machete as Cornell Richardson, 32.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
There are exemptions for people who have good reason to own the items, for example, a specialist machete used in forestry or an antique Samurai sword.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
Holding tight to my machete, with strongest urgings, I talk myself to the top.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Besides pulling off dozens of ticks, Bardwell recalled the main challenge being “wait-a-minute vines,” made tougher by cheap, ineffective machetes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
In March, Victoria announced legislative changes to its Control of Weapons Act, making it illegal to sell or possess machetes, with the new law to start in September.
From BBC ● May 26, 2025
In September 2024, the government introduced legislation making it an imprisonable offence to own or sell zombie-style knives and machetes.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
The government’s Crime and Policing Bill would close a loophole on the sales of ninja and samurai swords, and jail tech company executives if banned zombie knives and machetes are sold on their platforms.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
Field- workers wave their machetes and cheer the migrants on: “Que bumo!”
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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