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With Russia embroiled in the war with Ukraine, Hezbollah decapitated and battered by the Israel Defense Forces, and Iran struggling with domestic matters and international prestige loss, the rebels likely saw an ideal time to strike.
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Hezbollah has been decapitated, its top echelons wiped out, and thousands of its fighters are incapacitated or dead.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
Underwood confessed to killing and attempting to decapitate Bolin in 2006.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Plot: Bart’s head is surgically attached to Lisa’s body after he’s decapitated.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Hezbollah has been decapitated, its top echelons wiped out, and thousands of its fighters are incapacitated or dead.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
Underwood confessed to killing and attempting to decapitate Bolin in 2006.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Plot: Bart’s head is surgically attached to Lisa’s body after he’s decapitated.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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