a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
when the disagreement between the two departments came to a head, the CEO called both managers in for a closed-door meeting
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
challenged us to put our heads together and find a solution to the skyrocketing costs of the company's health insurance plans
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
rechecked to make sure that all the heads were in boldface
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction
the road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold
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Turning this on its head, the susceptibility of Bose–—Thilo Stöferle, Ars Technica, 18 July 2017 Head over to PCWorld’s comprehensive Windows 10 Creators Update review for the full rundown and extensive hands-on impressions, or our round-up of the Creators Update’s best new features.—Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 17 July 2017
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Visitors heading to Disney World this week may want to prepare for chilly conditions as Orlando, Florida, is experiencing a rare cold front this week, bringing temperatures well below the seasonal average, according to a pricing culture analysis provided to Newsweek.—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 For fans headed to the AFC Championship football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium, temperatures will be in the mid-30s in the afternoon for tailgating and around 32 degrees by the 5:30 p.m. kick-off.—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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From 1979 to 1983, Mr. Henderson was head baseball coach at what is now Baltimore City Community College, and in 1984, was named head baseball coach at CCBC Essex, where his teams made 21 playoff appearances.—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024 Mayowa, the shy one, had a head scarf holding back all but a few of his dreadlocks.—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for head
For the next eight months, Isabella was in and out of the hospital and underwent two follow-up surgeries to clean out an infection around the surgical site and replace part of her skull with a titanium mesh plate.
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Liz McNeil,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
The surgery, called a pars plana vitrectomy with air tamponade, is commonly performed to fix retina tears or detachments by replacing part of the vitreous fluid inside the eye with air, thereby allowing the eye to maintain its shape in your skull after a portion has been removed.
Perhaps best known as the founder of A Bathing Ape and a streetwear pioneer in Japan, Nigo assumed the creative helm of Kenzo in September 2021.
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Miles Socha,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
Trudeau’s exit complicates things for Canada Trudeau, who has been at Canada’s helm for nearly a decade, announced his forthcoming resignation as prime minister Monday after mounting internal frustration and problematic polls for the ruling Liberal Party.
Forever chemicals have been widely used for decades in firefighting foam and to make products such as nonstick cookware, stain-repellent carpets, waterproof jackets and fast-food wrappers that repel oil and grease.
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Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
It’s still designed for safety with multi-density foam lining the inside.
Finding someone who can be acutely self-aware while supremely confident says something about the person.
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Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
Chris Perugini’s introduction to whiskey came at a time when Scotch was cheap, bourbon collected dust on liquor store shelves, and the only person drinking Manhattans was your
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The Arizona Republic,
2 Dec. 2024
What happens upriver in the Upper Klamath Lake, which is considered the headwaters of the Klamath, all the way down to the Pacific Ocean, everything effects everything else.
Fox’s monochromatic ensemble consisted of a button-front midi skirt, a cropped puffer jacket and a leather corset top.
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Hannah Malach,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Korsha Wilson,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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