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Examples
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He was a Public Headsman, which is quite another thing.
More Bab Ballads 1873
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He was a Public Headsman, which is quite another thing.
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 The Thunderbolts have captured Songbird and the Black Widow, and are preparing to execute them, when the Ghost, Paladin, Ant-Man and the Headsman turn on their partners.
Review: Rapid Fire Reviews - Stale Candy Edition! | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Dumas's expert Headsman of Lille would not have approved.
For King And Country Henrik Bering 2011
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Even something like the Thunderbolts #128 Headsman variant is getting $35 in some places.
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Aegeon bareheaded; with the Headsman and other Officers
The Comedy of Errors 2004
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In a quiet hour, when few walked the streets but Knights, two of those stood in purpling shadows, Headsman Chance and a man as pale and thin as the solitary sickle moon.
The Lioness Berberick, Nancy Varian 2002
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A chill crept up Sir Chance Headsman™s spine, the kind that warns a man that he is about to fall.
The Lioness Berberick, Nancy Varian 2002
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Bueren flung back her head, wailed to the deepening sky, “By Thagol™s command, my father was murdered by a Knight his fellows named the Headsman!”
The Lioness Berberick, Nancy Varian 2002
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So well were they posted that these were the first things Chance Headsman saw when he walked out in the morning on his way to the midden.
The Lioness Berberick, Nancy Varian 2002
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