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On Wednesday, Ben Gvir sparked an outcry internationally but also within his own government by publishing a video of dozens of activists kneeling with their foreheads on the ground and their hands tied.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Sometimes we work with lamps on our foreheads.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

The numbers, he said, were often written on their chests and foreheads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

But what was once reserved for the ageing wealthy, or the elusive world of celebrities, has now reached the foreheads of 20-somethings across the UK.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

The father and daughter had a strong resemblance to each other—both of them had the same broad, flat noses, the same mouths and foreheads.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers