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occiput

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as in dome

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The dome of the US Capitol is seen behind a stand as setup continues ahead of the IndyCar series Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2026.

— Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Somebody had taken a cosmic needle and poked holes in the dome so that the light could filter in.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

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Both Elysium and Upgrade contain their fair share of split noggins, but no film does it quite as jovially or consistently as Dredd.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Shanahan doesn’t slam his head into 300-pound linemen for a living, but the 49ers aren’t taking any chances with his noggin’.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

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French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
The pate uses trim such as collars and tails, which are double smoked, much like classic barbecue burnt ends.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

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The head of Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre revealed earlier this year that three-quarters of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure could be traced back to hostile state actors.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The investigators had named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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Traces of a silk fabric found near her skull that may have been used as a trim on a hat or bonnet contained metal threads made of pure gold and silver.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Instead of using incisions or drilling into the skull, CoMind (coincidentally like Olix) uses infrared lasers and light signals to measure brain activity.

— Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of skull

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Using Neanderthal cranium shapes to estimate specific brain regions’ volume, some investigators claimed to see signs of a mind with feeble linguistic abilities, poor executive function and an unremarkable memory.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
In the case of the female individual, the authors noted an unusual break at the base of the cranium that likely occurred near the time of death.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026

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In January 2026, Betancur and his wife, Leidy Ospina, opened The ChangeBaker Place next door to the bakery, a coffee shop and patisserie featuring Colombian beans, local artwork and a tres leches latte created by barista Alexandra Pilarte.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
The study did not find that adding a serving of beans to a man’s diet will cut his future cardiovascular risk by 72%, or that eating broccoli will slash a woman’s risk by 85%.

— Paul McClure August 23, New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2026

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One of the most noticeable things about The Complete Carebrush is the long teeth that are alternately spaced, creating a scalp massage and helping hair to move through the brush without friction.

— Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
After a thorough cleanse and gua sha to encourage lymphatic drainage, Galina smooths on a cooling mask and leaves it to work its magic while turning her attention to my scalp.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

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