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Examples
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Somehow a short-bladed knife gleamed in his hand, though Tessa had not seen him draw it.
Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010
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"You can see that it was a very short-bladed scissors, since the cutter had to take two snips over 'keep away.'"
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The sharp pain in her side had been the guy trying to stab her with a short-bladed hunting knife, but God was in the details, as usual, and the heavy beading on her dress had deflected the blade.
Priceless Nicole Richie 2010
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The overall size is enough to get a good grip on the handle, which most short-bladed pocket knives don't allow.
Archive 2009-06-01 Steve Perry 2009
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The pack melted away from the Shadowhunter, leaving just Bat still standing there, defiant, one hand still gripping the back of the Shadowhunters shirt, the other holding a short-bladed knife.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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The pack melted away from the Shadowhunter, leaving just Bat still standing there, defiant, one hand still gripping the back of the Shadowhunters shirt, the other holding a short-bladed knife.
City of Ashes Cassandra Clare 2008
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But beyond the necessity of having long bladed pointed knives in the kitchen, there is the fact that a short-bladed knife with a pointed tip is just as effective as a murder weapon as a long-bladed knife.
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There is no way anyone could say that the carriers could have prevented all short-bladed knives from going through.
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Now, the prosecution's goal is to prove that the government could have acted to prevent the September 11 attacks if they knew that al Qaeda planned to hijack airplanes using short-bladed knives and then fly them into buildings.
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It was later discovered those belongings contained contact numbers for a key September 11th planner, as well as short-bladed knives.
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