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knives

noun as in tableware

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On March 5, a melee broke out at the prison between 40 inmates, some armed with knives, officials said.

During the trial, the court heard he had a "worrying interest in knives", with police finding several images on his phone of him holding them.

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He is a Londoner who is friends with a group of young men who carry knives.

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At burials excavated at one site, over 85 iron objects - knives, arrowhead, rings, chisels, axes and swords - were found inside and outside burial urns.

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More than 100 cases of children taking knives into South Yorkshire schools have been recorded over the past three years, according to police figures.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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