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scalped

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past tense of scalp

as in beheaded

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While rumors in Haiti persist that the men may have been beheaded by the gangs, Bukele described them as being taken hostage.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
The Battle of Iwo Jima monument in Quantico, Virginia, has suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage after a man beheaded one of the statues Wednesday evening, police said.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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