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death's-heads

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plural of death's-head

as in polls

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The outcome, which Vucic announced only around an hour and a half after polls closed, came after tensions had built as voting progressed during the day.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
And polls ahead of Tuesday’s Israeli elections show that his party may not win the seats needed to form a government.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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For the closing set, according to a photo posted on X and various videos, the legendary rocker was lifted onto the stage while seated on a black throne adorned with skulls and topped with a black bat.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Seeing them for the first time, I was both mesmerized by this effect and intimidated by the skulls’ great number.

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026

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The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

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Or will the Rays send the Brewers back to Milwaukee with a little bit of doubt in their heads?

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Later, a young woman in a black dress, mimicking what Helena wears on screen, makes an entrance and heads straight to the front to take photos with the casket and flower arrangements that re-create the scene.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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