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arrows

British  
/ ˈærəʊz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) an informal name for darts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Observations show the people use narrow outrigger canoes, live in large communal huts, carry spears, bows and arrows, and wear fibre waistbelts, as well as necklaces and headbands.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

What remains today of the banking business has coalesced around two banks that share the family’s five arrows motif.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

As Pierce sees it, a 10% cap is “one of the few arrows left in the quiver for the White House really struggling to address the affordability crisis.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

What’s worse, the arrows on most charts of U.S. economic activity are pointing down.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Back to back, Torak and Renn faced a bristling circle of arrows.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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