hangman

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The year 1777 is sometimes called the Year of the Hangman because the last three digits resemble a gallows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Unlike her irresponsible and erratic-tempered brother, she’s calculating and stoic and knows that regardless of how she dresses or speaks or what she does, she’ll never be rid of that Hangman notoriety.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2024

But when he finally got the call that the part of cocky “Top Gun: Maverick” pilot Hangman was his, he nearly turned it down.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

The fossil forest identified by the researchers was found in the Hangman Sandstone Formation, along the north Devon and west Somerset coasts.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

“It's not a trilobite. It's a Ly-to—” Hangman blocked “Lytoceras” in midword.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell