switchblade
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Also hot from the Wayback Machine, the keyfob: A rounded, black, domino-shaped device with the switchblade release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Lethal Woman” may be a bit unhinged but it’s the sound of a young artist enjoying herself, embracing naughtiness, adding a sprinkle of her beloved Broadway and strutting away with a switchblade on her hip.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Then Anna hands Marlene her switchblade to give to Ellie, the only inheritance she can pass her child other than her fighting spirit and immunity to a deadly, incurable fungus.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2023
Around the time they finished seventh grade, Fred Trump found his son Donald’s switchblade and sent him off to the New York Military Academy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2018
Then I checked my denim bag, put in a bottle of antiseptic, Kevin’s large bottle of Excedrin, and an old pocket knife to replace the switchblade.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
