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Marines from the Russian 155th Naval Infantry Brigade—one of two Russian marine brigades that have been destroyed and rebuilt several times in the 35 months since Russian widened its war on Ukraine—reportedly decapitated four Ukrainian prisoners and displayed the heads on pikes.
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David Axe, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Then Morita failed to disembowel himself before he, too, was decapitated.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump is decapitating the Justice Department, the FBI, and the system of inspectors general who might otherwise have done something about it.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Hezbollah has been decapitated and defanged by Israel allowing Lebanon to finally elect a new president after years of being blocked by Hezbollah.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Then Morita failed to disembowel himself before he, too, was decapitated.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump is decapitating the Justice Department, the FBI, and the system of inspectors general who might otherwise have done something about it.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Hezbollah has been decapitated and defanged by Israel allowing Lebanon to finally elect a new president after years of being blocked by Hezbollah.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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