axes
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During the last amnesty in 2006, people handed over more than 12,500 blades to police without facing criminal charges - they included machetes, swords, meat cleavers, bayonets and axes.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
One location stood out due to the discovery of about 80 grooved stone axes, which were used to break down and process ore.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
In some cases, horizontal placement of circles on the date axes is approximated to accommodate others within the same range.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
The towering ambition of the men remaking the landscape with saws and axes, and the men, like Grainier, who were somehow pulled through that current.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026
Whites had arrived, imposed centralized government, and brought material goods whose value New Guineans instantly recognized, ranging from steel axes, matches, and medicines to clothing, soft drinks, and umbrellas.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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