barber

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In a barber shop in the centre of Hampton Vale, foreign affairs are on the mind of Muhammad Usman, 39.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Early the following year, Raynella remarried David Leath, a local barber who, according to the News-Sentinel, was Ed Dossett’s best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In 2023, he told the BBC a mole discovered by his barber during a haircut after a lockdown restriction was found to be malignant melanoma.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

My neighborhood barber, who quietly says “Bismillah,” meaning “in the name of God,” before putting the buzzer to my head, is keenly aware of this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The barber said, “Sir, I can’t do anything with this until your hair’s been washed.”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis