shears

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In one of the stories, The Pinking Shears, the character is a spirited little girl called Jean Louie who gives a friend a haircut and faces the wrath of the child's father.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Shears went on to thank his family, friends, collaborators — and the show’s eponymous evangelist, whose life rights John and his husband, David Furnish, acquired 12 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

The day before the closing news dropped, Jake Shears, who composed the musical’s lyrics, celebrated how far “Tammy Faye” has come.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

“Hurley gets this flare gun, and he fires the flare gun into the air with a massive detonator as a tribute to the ship,” explains Dr John Shears who led the expedition that found Endurance.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

I thought that Mrs. Shears probably didn’t kill Wellington.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon