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death's-head

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The left-wing group Data for Progress released a poll after Ocasio-Cortez’s government funding criticism showing her ahead by double digits in a hypothetical primary.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Some federal polls have the party ranked as the most popular in the country today.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

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The smooth pate texture is perfect for older dogs who have issues with their teeth.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2026

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Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Special Crime Division at the Crown Prosecution Service, said in a statement that the charges come after the agency received a new file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 July 2026
The Nazis tried to take it from Rome during the Second World War, but failed after the head of the Italian Football Federation, Ottorino Barassi, hid it in a shoebox underneath his bed.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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In the case of the female individual, the authors noted an unusual break at the base of the cranium that likely occurred near the time of death.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
Scratches inside her cranium point to the removal of her brain, while long bones like the humeri, femur, and ulna were carved down to sharp points.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 June 2026

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The body of this year’s bottle features a sleek gold finish, meant to emulate the World Cup trophy, with the FIFA World Cup Logo displayed on the bottom in a bold green to match the cap of the bottle, which looks like a crown.

— Emily Rella, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Spain is bidding for its second crown after lifting the trophy in 2010.

— Mark Hodge, NBC news, 17 July 2026

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The ball grazed his glove before bouncing squarely on his noggin and over the wall.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Despite getting demoted from protagonist to fatality victim, Tan hints that he might not be done with Mortal Kombat — even if Cole and his now-two-dimensional noggin are.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 12 May 2026

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Researchers used scalp electrodes to track activity in the frontal and occipital lobes before, during and after the sensory stimulation.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Yanez, meanwhile, walks away with the biggest scalp of his career and real momentum after a lost 2025.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

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