skull
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Miss Yodle, the family’s uptight neighbor, styles her hair “in tight little braids twisted around her skull, giving her head the air of a victim.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The surgery involved inserting an endoscope - a thin camera on a stick - via the nose to the base of the skull.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Taeyong has used the occasion to sketch a large, detailed star and skull on his.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Before surgery, Amabile shared that he would undergo a craniotomy, a surgery in which a neurosurgeon temporarily removes a piece of the skull to reach the brain and remove the tumor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
One stayed, his cap with the skull grinning down at us.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Digital models of both complete skulls gave the team a rare opportunity to compare them directly, helping researchers determine which anatomical features were likely typical of the species.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Even in my fire company, where we are dedicated to preventing loss of life, skulls are on practically every T-shirt, bumper sticker, and key chain.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
He would steal ad posters, paint over them with rudimentary cartoon skulls with X’ed-out eyes in pastel colors, then carefully replace them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The best soccer isn’t a contest of skulls, but a contest of intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He noted the tiny silver necklace of skulls that circled her neck, her charm bracelet of heads and hands that jangled, like tiny bells, when she moved.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
