guillotine
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A woman protester nearby was dressed as Marie-Antoinette, the queen executed by guillotine during the French revolution.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The guillotine blade that was allegedly used comes from the Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors, by descent from the family of Charles-Henri Sanson, the executioner, whose son Henri may have pulled the lever.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“Consolidation now hangs over the film industry like a guillotine, with job losses likely and the future of the theatrical movie-going experience in question,” Lauzen wrote in her report.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
The Sept. 1 protest had “little to no energy,” according to an internal Portland police summary, before federal officers dispersed the crowd to collect a prop guillotine that had been brought.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025
Mr. Patch-Withers’ face was reaching a brilliant shade, and his wife’s head fell as though before the guillotine.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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