box cutter
noun
: a small cutting tool that is designed for opening cardboard boxes and typically consists of a retractable razor blade in a thin metal or plastic sheath
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The original Surface scored a 0/10 for repairability—accessing the battery meant whipping out a box cutter—but the new Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 each score 8/10, with most components being easily accessible.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2024
Officers found a man matching the suspect description holding a kitchen knife in one hand and a green box cutter in the other, Wells said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 15 June 2024
On May 10 in Harlem, a stranger stormed up and struck an 11-year-old girl with a box cutter for no apparent reason, cutting through the child’s long black hair and slashing the back of the pre-teen’s head.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024
The victim was seated with his husband when Hamlin stormed up to them with a box cutter in his hand, cops were told.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2024
Officers found a man matching the suspect description holding a kitchen knife in one hand and a green box cutter in the other, Wells said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 15 June 2024
On May 10 in Harlem, a stranger stormed up and struck an 11-year-old girl with a box cutter for no apparent reason, cutting through the child’s long black hair and slashing the back of the pre-teen’s head.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024
The victim was seated with his husband when Hamlin stormed up to them with a box cutter in his hand, cops were told.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Box cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20cutter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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