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"You can do this" is the Daily Mirror's pep-talk headline, embedding a photo of captain Harry Kane and star goal scorer Jude Bellingham, head to head, energetically revving each other up.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Some players knelt at the final whistle, head down, staring at the turf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
They include the general manager of Autostrade at the time, Giovanni Castellucci, the former head of Spea, Antonino Galata, and officials of the infrastructure ministry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
MIAMI—My escort ducked his head into the empty TSA checkpoint 2 miles outside Miami International Airport and whispered, “We have a member arriving.‘
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
On the day he was released as part of a ceasefire, he and others in his group were taken to have their heads shaved and each given a white sweatshirt to wear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
About that record: He heads into Tuesday’s semifinal with 20 wins and just two losses in 25 matches as a World Cup coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
McIlroy heads to Royal Birkdale with things to "rectify" in his game before his tilt at a second Open title.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Zelensky also proposed "changes among the heads of law enforcement agencies", without going into detail.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the dim light they looked like rows of ghostly heads.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
It had not crossed the strait at all and was loaded with Omani chemicals headed to Malaysia, according to Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
After Beckham's red, England bravely hung on and even thought they had won it when Sol Campbell headed home in the 81st minute, only for it it to be ruled out for a push.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Bellingham's headed opener in the 6-2 win over Iran was his first at senior international level.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
When I got out of the car, we wished each other luck, and I headed inside and shut the door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Then when I had him headed the right way, he kept stopping to graze the grass.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
While that doesn’t guarantee another round of widespread beats, it removed one of the most obvious warning signs heading into reporting season.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Other students under the age of 25 who are heading to a residential college or university this autumn for the first time can also contact a participating pharmacy.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He knew he was heading to a new office, and he expected London or Hong Kong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
"If the wind and rain start picking up in a bit, I'll be heading home early."
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Those words would come shooting out of my mouth, heading straight for Mama.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
