as in heads
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 film begins release in New York tomorrow, October 15, then heads to Los Angeles on October 17 with a national rollout to follow.—
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Memphis heads to Alabama, and USC at Texas Tech rounds out the field.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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As king, Shakespeare’s Macbeth meets a tragic end when civil war erupts and his rival Macduff beheads him.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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