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decollated

verb

past tense of decollate

as in decapitated

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Thousands were murdered, hundreds were kidnapped, innocent civilians were beheaded, and women were raped.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Among them was a Nipmuc war leader named Matoonas, who was tied to a tree, shot to death, then beheaded.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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In November 1959, President Ben-Zvi shortened the sentences of the last two men still in prison, Shmuel Malinki and Gavriel Dahan.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Practically no major league has shortened its regular season calendar on a permanent basis.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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Industry watchers are awaiting any official guidelines for enforcement of its new directive, which may come from the Office of Director of National Intelligence (headed by task force chair Jay Clayton) and the Federal Trade Commission.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
The ministry also said a bulk carrier headed to the port of Mykolaiv with military cargo on board was hit in the estuary of the Bug river along the Black Sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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If desired, Meyer lemons can also be pruned in late winter to early spring to refine their shrubby look into a more tree-like appearance.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
Climbing Roses Climbing roses should not be pruned in the fall except to remove broken branches.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026

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