as in headed
to cut off the head of
French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy
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The plane, a Cessna 421C, took off from Amarillo and was headed to New Braunfels National Airport, according to the flight history.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026 -
The series’ second stint in CBS development took longer as Port and Wiseman juggled it alongside their showrunner duties on Ghosts, now headed into its sixth season.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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Four Haitian women who were deported from the United States in February were found beheaded and dumped in a river several months later, lawyers said in court documents.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Here’s another, similarly beheaded, on Seventh Avenue near 30th Street.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mexican authorities last summer found 20 bodies, including several that were decapitated and four that were left hanging from a bridge over a highway, that appeared to be victims of a turf war between the Chapitos and rival Sinaloa faction La Mayiza.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Citing National Police, the outlet reported that the content creator had been partially decapitated and her face was bloodied.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Guillotined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotined. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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