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head

[hed] / hɛd /










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He was also given a dual appointment as head of HSI.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

The suit alleges that shortly after it began Said continued to get assignment requests from David Herndon, then head of ABC’s Los Angeles bureau.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

"A stalled process is better than no process," emphasises Georgette Gagnon, a deputy special representative of the secretary-general for Afghanistan, who is now the acting head of the UN mission in Kabul.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Nick Heiner, head of reinforcement learning environments at data training company Surge AI, put it more simply: “It’s just a universal term for the act of improving.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“If you really want your head to be messed with, take a look at some of the people on this thread—some of them are right here at this school.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"When we won, this perfect V of geese flew right over our heads and over the clubhouse."

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

In most cases, though, heads of these firms say their clients view any additional residency as a backup plan and don’t have concrete plans to move to these newly claimed nations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

“If you toss a coin enough times, it will probably come up heads at least once.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

"Let Dinorah come out," protesters chanted, waving Venezuelan flags high above their heads.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

They returned my stares with wide-eyed interest; I noticed, however, that the adults did not look at us but turned their heads away as we approached.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The USS George Washington left on a Pacific patrol in May, but is now headed west to the Middle East.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Joining the fight for Premier League bragging rights are Manchester United, majority-owned by US family the Glazers and Chelsea, whose ownership group is headed by American Todd Boehly.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Most people hear the question and assume I’m headed toward taxes, universal basic income or some other scheme for redistributing AI’s gains.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

This isn’t a fly-by-night proposition for Iger, who headed an effort by the Chargers and Raiders to build a stadium in Carson before Stan Kroenke built $5-billion SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Very disgusted with the women in our family, I went and got my net, called Rowdy, and headed for the barn lot.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

But Monday morning this week, with only 142 miles remaining, Greybeard announced he was heading home for rest in Tennessee.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

As they were heading home on the evening of the 24th, earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck just 39 seconds apart.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

"I don't see an end to this," says Milan as he folds up the sheet and the pillows before heading to his job at a warehouse.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

He adds that the share price had also held up well heading into the result.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

She must have been heading somewhere else on purpose.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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