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The letters are jammed in among gaping eyes and open mouths of sometimes skull-like heads.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

The Warhol sale unseated the previous record holder and another modern master, Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose 1982 painting “Untitled” of a skull-like face sold for a record $110.5 million at Sotheby’s in 2017.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2022

Then, a gate guard at the airport sent him an image of a skull-like face wearing night vision goggles and a headpiece — a visual passcode.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2021

Then, a gate guard at the airport sent him an image of a skull-like face wearing night-vision goggles and a headpiece — a visual passcode.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021

She was a little frightened by his skull-like face and his continual trembling.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman