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head

[hed] / hɛd /










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Symptoms included stinging eyes, head pain, lung problems and stomach ailments.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Before his fall, Langton was attempting to move into a handstand position on the high bar but lost his grip and fell head first on to the mat.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Order a flight or a bottle at the bar, then head outside to the winery’s food truck for a plate of arancini or a smash burger.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

“The supply, structurally, should keep yields elevated,” said Joe Boyle, head of asset-class specialists at Hartford Funds.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The skin closed over it, but for eleven years, Phineas had a real hole in his head.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The tribute began with comments from Roddenberry's son Rod, who heads the production and distribution company Roddenberry Entertainment.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Originally designed to evoke a classic Greek column, the structure's limestone, brick and terra-cotta exterior features ornamentation including lion heads, wreaths, eagles, and faces.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Inspired by traditional Indian cooking and Southeast Asian flavors, this Food52 recipe bathes and simmers sautéed heads of romaine in a delicious mixture of gingery coconut milk, fresh lime juice and fish sauce.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

As the race heads to the Alpe d’Huez for two stages, before a final-day fight on the streets of Montmartre, hundreds of thousands of fans are flocking to the most celebrated roads in cycling.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

We fell into an exhausted sleep, our heads on the table.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

In 2011 a commission headed by the economist Andrew Dilnot proposed a lifetime cap of £35,000.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

When Daija Holliday was headed to Marquette University in Milwaukee from her home in North Carolina, she wanted a safe, affordable place to live where she could build a community.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Michael McCarthy trained Journalism for an ownership group headed by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, which paid $825,000 for him as a yearling.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

This is less a survival narrative than a study of the mind’s refusal to accept extinction, the “positive, unquestionable nothingness” for which we are all, inevitably, headed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Callaway called over his shoulder as he headed down a thin dirt trail that appeared to lead straight into the woods.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

What began as a chance encounter on a flight to Las Vegas could soon be heading to the big screen, as a group of grandmothers and a pro-wrestler discuss a film based on their story.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Zimbabwean farmworker Aaron Majatamhe was heading home at sunset after a shift in one of South Africa's top fruit-producing regions, where bushes laden with bright unpicked citrus stood in rows.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Similar figures are almost certainly heading to Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Bon Jovi embraced his band mates in a group hug before heading off stage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

That was where the buck must be heading.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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