as in to decapitate
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But far from decapitating the far right, this ruling – that followed a guilty verdict on embezzlement charges – could actually strengthen it by fueling populist grievances and accelerating the rebranding of Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025 -
But when the staffer returned 15 minutes later, according to Campbell, the carcass had been decapitated.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Pop into the National Museum of African American Music and the Ryman Auditorium before heading back to Bobby Nashville, where Backyard Sessions, a free summer rooftop music series, is the perfect way to wrap up your girls’ trip.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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And with perhaps 40% of all devices manufactured overseas, they’re likely headed for a heavy hit that will ripple out through device manufacturers, hospitals, insurers and the millions of people whose health relies on them.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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If pruning for routine winter maintenance, select branches from your trimmings to bring inside.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Feel free to prune it back as much as needed — even to within a few feet of the ground.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Law stars as the Tudor King Henry VIII while Vikander plays Katharine, the sixth wife of the infamous historical figure who cast two of the wives out and beheaded two others, while another one of his wives died in childbirth.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Six weeks later, on July 28, Cromwell was beheaded on Tower Hill.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ward shortened his drop and threw a strike in the small sliver of space just before the hash mark.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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On March 7, a UK judge shortened the sentence of the group’s founder, Roger Hallam, for disrupting a traffic event after an appeal.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The root issue in the Swift scandal was not only scalping, but capacity management and user verification, both of which fall outside the direct scope of the executive order.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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During that run, the band used a fan-to-fan ticket exchange to stop scalping and refused to use dynamic pricing models.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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If that’s the case, then trimming current expenses to increase savings should accompany the move to a more conservative portfolio.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Its snug cabin is beautifully trimmed in high-quality materials, and features wireless phone charging, Apple CarPlay connectivity, and a premium Bowers & Wilkins audio system.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Decollate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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