a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
when the disagreement between the two departments came to a head, the CEO called both managers in for a closed-door meeting
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
challenged us to put our heads together and find a solution to the skyrocketing costs of the company's health insurance plans
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
rechecked to make sure that all the heads were in boldface
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction
the road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold
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It is now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis for approval.—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025 The singer will tour the U.S. through May before heading to Australia.—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Williams was previously head coach for the Phoenix Suns, compiling a 194-115 record in four seasons in Arizona and leading the franchise to the 2020-21 NBA Finals, where the team lost in six games to the Milwaukee Bucks.—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 20 June 2024 Samuel Leonard, the head deputy public defender overseeing juvenile cases in a number of L.A. County courthouses, said the department has yet to disclose the names of six of the officers involved in the Los Padrinos incident.—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for head
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Forensic testing links skull remains to Northern California woman missing since 1987.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
Flying enemies zip around above, some hurling ghostly skulls at you, others wielding annoyingly long whips.
Martens would go on to join Y/Project in 2010 and take the creative helm of that brand in 2013, accruing a reputation for innovative cutting and an experimental approach to fashion.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
12 May 2025
Throughout his career he’s climbed from business management to the helm of cultural landmarks like The Roots Picnic, Lil Wayne’s Weezyana Festival and Mary J. Blige’s Strength of a Woman Festival, and throughout his journey, mastered the art of bringing artists’ visions to life.
Joshua Smellie, 34, of Hartford, has been arrested and is charged with first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, risk of injury, first-degree reckless endangerment, and third-degree assault on an elderly person, according to the Hartford Police Department.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
The cost is $65 per person in a group, or $85 per person for a private hike.
President Donald Trump has highlighted fentanyl overdoses as a public health crisis and national emergency, and repeatedly criticized both Canada and Mexico for not doing enough to stop cross-border drug sales to American consumers.
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Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Zuckerberg accurately diagnoses our crisis of isolation.
Its main stem flows 2,350 miles from the headwaters at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, touching 10 states and spreading out into many more with its tributaries.
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Amy Graff,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Tree roots and fungi guide rainwater down to the water tables and create the headwaters for the rivers.
Patricia was looking forward to her mother climbing to the top of the 750-foot Diamond Head, but her then-72-year-old mom felt daunted by the challenging ascent and opted to stay at the base.
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Maquita Peters,
NPR,
11 May 2025
Family Firms Lead, Still Family enterprises are quietly outpacing their public peers in gender diversity at the top.
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