scalp

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The scalp of in-form captain Kerr swung the game firmly in England's favour as she also misjudged Bell's swing and Plimmer suffered the same fate, but Green and Halliday counter-attacked confidently.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Imagine it like this: It is late in the evening of April 15, 1865, and Abraham Lincoln has survived an assassination attempt, the bullet aimed by John Wilkes Booth having merely nicked his now-bandaged scalp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

From scalp detoxification to digital eye strain relief, wellness reporter Deborah Vankin shares her guide to the best specialized massages in Los Angeles from head to toe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent surgery Friday that removed a lesion on his scalp, less than six months before the presidential elections.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

By the mid-1670s, scalp hunting had become part of an organized system throughout the colonies.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz