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decollates

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present tense third-person singular of decollate

as in decapitates

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The scene where Reacher decapitates an opponent by pinning him inside an open elevator shaft while the elevator descends from above arrives moments later.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
The shower curtain opens, revealing an old woman, who stabs and decapitates Mary.

— Therie Hendrey-Seabrook, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026

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Lizzie’s newfound happiness is shattered at the end of the second episode, however, when Abby enters her stepdaughter’s dovecote and beheads every bird inside after growing increasingly annoyed with their cooing during mating season.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Judith, who beheads an opposing general in order to save her community.

— Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026

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Jeske, who heads the Quantum Sensing Group at Fraunhofer at the research institute, was the the first to come up with a theoretical model for a magnetic-field-sensitive laser system using diamond with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers a decade ago.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Paramount film heads Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein will oversee films for both movie studios after the merger, with a goal to release 30 movies each year.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

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Their average life span is about 8,000 hours, but turning them on and off frequently shortens this time frame.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2026
Keeping machining close to engineering also shortens the feedback loop between design and testing.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

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