knives
Americannoun
noun
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Speaking at a media facility on Thursday afternoon, DCC Singleton said knives were the "most significant threat" to officers, with their presence going up at an "alarming rate" as officers respond to incidents.
From BBC
"We as adults have a responsibility to do everything we can in our power to show these young people who are carrying knives that it costs so much," she said.
From BBC
So often England have arrived in Australia armed only with knives for a gunfight.
From BBC
In Hollister, underage siblings use sharp knives to cut and clean heirloom apricots that dry in the hot sun.
From Los Angeles Times
In the predawn hours of March 13, 1944, a Halifax bomber flew across the black waters of the Adriatic Sea carrying four Jewish paratroopers equipped with submachine guns, pistols and knives.
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