head or tail
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Who knows whether we’re at the head or tail of the Anthropocene, but the movie seems weary of our dominion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
A head on the first flip followed by a head or tail on the second flip occurs when HH or HT show up.
From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020
Each fragment develops a new head or tail, with each part forming a full set of gonads.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2013
We're looking for a coin that will keel over onto its edge - as opposed to its head or tail - a third of the time.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2012
Without documentation, Hrdlicka was unable afterward to make head or tail of the houses, storage pits, hearths, and burial wells he uncovered.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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