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death's-heads

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plural of death's-head

as in polls

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Paxton is trailing in most polls while receiving the most air support of any candidate.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Leading up to the June primary, lagging in polls and fundraising, and dogged by a federal probe of a former staffer accused of siphoning money from his dormant campaign account, Becerra was largely an afterthought.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026

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For the closing set, according to a photo posted on X and various videos, the legendary rocker was lifted onto the stage while seated on a black throne adorned with skulls and topped with a black bat.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Seeing them for the first time, I was both mesmerized by this effect and intimidated by the skulls’ great number.

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026

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The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

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My doctors were department heads at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins.

— Mariska Breland, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026
The tax adds 1% to 3% to the state income tax of single filers who earn more than $360,000, joint filers who make more than $721,000 and heads of household who earn more than $490,000.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

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