as in to decapitate
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Along these tracks, legend has it, a widow still searches for the remains of her husband, a railroad worker decapitated in an accident.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025 -
Dies After Getting Pulled Into Wood Chipper While Working, Officials Say Lynne Ladner, the Town Manager of Ocean Ridge, shared in a news conference that the landscaper went head first into the wood chipper up to his shoulders, which resulted in him being decapitated by the machine.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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The two are headed to trial in New York in March 2026.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Slater's nomination now heads to the full Senate for a vote.—
Mackenzie Weinger,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Find out how to prune fruit trees properly, plus tips for timing your pruning right.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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Trump officials say the effort will prune hundreds of billions in spending and curtail fraud.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Just last month, Islamist ADF terrorists, who want the eastern part of the country to become a Muslim Caliphate, rounded up 70 Christians and beheaded them – in a church.—
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Members of Daesh, a terror organization, beheaded the 21 men on the beach and then posted the photographs in Dabiq, its propaganda magazine.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2025
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The city moved up and shortened the celebration’s two biggest parades, hoping to wrap them up before high winds moved in.—
Jeff Martin and Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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That intermingled production ecosystem represents a whopping $20 billion in trade, and the interest in shortening supply chains that has taken hold in recent years has spurred consistent investment across the region.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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As long as there isn’t legislation making scalping impossible, and there remains a huge gulf between what artists are charging and what people are willing to pay, resellers are going to be very motivated to ruin the concert ticket-buying experience.—
Whizy Kim,
Vox,
12 Feb. 2025
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Dane DeHaan gives good crazy eyes as Jacob Pratt, who is nearly scalped by fellow members of his faith during the Mountain Meadows Massacre and then unknowingly joins his attackers to find his missing wife Abish, who has been taken in by Wolf Clan leader Red Feather (Derek Hinkey).—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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But the president could ask Education Secretary , , to trim the department within more narrow legal confines.—
Andrew Stanton,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Some parks have already trimmed hours or offerings, and some park visitors have already reported longer waits to enter parks ahead of their busy season.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Decollate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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