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head

[hed] / hɛd /










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Prof James Coupe, head of the college's Artificial Intelligence programme, welcomed Scheffler's contribution to the debate.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Beijing dismissed as "groundless speculation" on Friday a report that said Jensen Huang, head of US chip giant Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese spy plot.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Virzi called 911 and initially reported that the baby had fallen on his head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The device includes an inward-facing camera that tracks the driver’s eyes and head position and issues alerts if it detects inattention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Trembling, I inch closer to the blunt head and beady eyes.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Most of the cuts haven't even taken effect yet, noted April Holman, who heads the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, as she warned of the terrifying financial and human consequences to come.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Central Command, which Cooper heads, declined to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, Fleetwood have held their heads above water in League Two - and the league is very much in mind for Lawlor, with his side facing Bristol Rovers on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The hypothetical orange juice documentary sounds interesting, but it has no value unless it can do more than regurgitate a Wikipedia article or a news story with a few worthless talking heads thrown in.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

I pivoted away, only to see two ladies with their heads together whispering as they pointed at me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

"France is not heading toward a crisis. But if we fail to achieve the turnaround outlined in the budget, we are headed straight for a wall."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

On Thursday, Angela headed back from Kyiv to Kherson to visit his grave for the first time in months.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The index was up 157% year to date as of Monday, according to Dow Jones Market Data, and was headed for its best year ever, based on data going back to 1996.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

“It’s very sad. There’s a legacy there,” said John Rapisardi, a former Weil partner who worked under Miller and later headed the restructuring practices at Cadwalader and O’Melveny & Myers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

He figured that he was surely headed for the pot and was telling the whole wide world that he didn’t like it at all.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

It means we are heading into a long stretch of mostly dry weather.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Away from policy, Lagarde's time heading the ECB was marked by simmering discontent among some of the central bank's roughly 5,000 employees in Frankfurt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

General manager Marcia Bamba said they sustained some flooding on Wednesday and expected some on Thursday, but are not overly concerned, even heading into winter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Vanessa Perez figured she had a $50 balance on a Sephora birthday gift card before heading to a store in Merrillville, Ind., near her home to buy makeup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

We’re heading to London to find answers, but as the train rattles farther and farther from Bletchley, a dark realization settles over me.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin


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