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Despite Australia's long history of , that event set the idea that Julia, as she is frequently referred to in Australia, had knifed a mate.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2013

One door had knifed into a tire, and the entire mechanism was locked in an inoperative position.

From Time Magazine Archive

If Thatcher had knifed Bassett men or if Thatcher men had been knifed at Bassett's behest, evidence of such perfidy was difficult to adduce from the returns.

From A Hoosier Chronicle by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)

He had "knifed" people before—here and there a particular candidate whom it was desirable to undo.

From The Titan by Dreiser, Theodore