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Among the ideas that apparently haven’t gained traction was one in which allies would invest massively to arm Ukraine to the hilt to deter a future Russian assault.
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Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Likewise, Ohtani played the market to the hilt leaving the Los Angeles Angels for the Dodgers last year in late December.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Maliki is a divisive brute whom Iran supports to the hilt.
—Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014
Critics had their knives out for this counterterrorism action series on Paramount+, starring Zoe Saldana as a CIA operative named Joe who trains female assassins—among them, a badass marine named Cruz played to the hilt by the relatively unknown Laysla De Oliveira.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Likewise, Ohtani played the market to the hilt leaving the Los Angeles Angels for the Dodgers last year in late December.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Maliki is a divisive brute whom Iran supports to the hilt.
—Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014
Critics had their knives out for this counterterrorism action series on Paramount+, starring Zoe Saldana as a CIA operative named Joe who trains female assassins—among them, a badass marine named Cruz played to the hilt by the relatively unknown Laysla De Oliveira.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Hilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilt. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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hilt
noun
: a handle especially of a sword or dagger
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