as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
watch the lintel above the door, unless you want to bang your noggin
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That show aired in 2019, however, three years prior to Gunn and Safran’s appointment as the heads of DC’s film and TV business.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
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Our production assistants, Ava Megna and Sylvia Lovegren, along with the agent Harry Ufland, had arranged a screening at MGM for the heads of the Cannes Film Festival.—
Robbie Robertson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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The bureau also worked with an osteologist to take noninvasive measurements of the skulls to help identify their origins and return them for proper reburial ceremonies.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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CocoAndré sells Dubai chocolate bars, truffles in the shape of cowboy boots and sugar skulls and Horchata lattes.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Noggins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noggins. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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