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guillotined

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past tense of guillotine

as in headed

to cut off the head of French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy

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This year, as the fall film-festival season begins, the narrative around Venice, Telluride, and Toronto is less about the films headed to each event—and more about the films that aren’t.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
The Lindsay Clancy trial may be headed for a mistrial if jurors remain deadlocked in the Massachusetts mother’s murder trial.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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