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razor blade

British  

noun

  1. a small rectangular piece of metal sharpened on one or both long edges for use in a razor for shaving

"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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Shekhar, who neglected to pack a razor blade and asks to borrow one, is persuaded not to shave after polling his friends, who also intend, at first, to rough it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I borrowed a razor blade to cut the placenta," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

According to some reports, there may be tell-tale symptoms with the latest ones - a hoarse voice or a "razor blade" sore throat.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

In her show, the slave slate known as Gilead is a veneer of perfection that’s fooling no one, “like a cake with a razor blade in it,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

She kept a razor blade at the office and cut out poems and stories she liked for her scrapbooks.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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