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barber

[bahr-ber] / ˈbɑr bər /


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The court previously heard that police confiscated electronic devices from Farasati, a barber, when he was stopped on 14 August last year.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Mohammed Emad al-Din, a 38-year-old father of two who works as a barber in Gaza City, said he had been displaced five times.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The barber chair sits in the middle of the bus, with windows all around and extra seating at the back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

"So, we all started to panic; some people jumped out of windows, and some ran outside," the 31-year-old barber told AFP as he stroked his mother's leg under her hospital blanket.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

And he wasn’t happy jus’ insulting the barber neither; he had something to say ’bout near everyone who went ’head of us.

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

Education experts said one possible response to such a scenario is for state legislatures that set licensing requirements to decide some occupations — like barbers and stylists — actually need less training.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

His daughter says the 57-year-old also has a touch of vanity, insisting on visiting Korean barbers whom he believed styled his hair the best.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Last year, three barbers in Kunar province were jailed for three to five months for breaching the ministry's rules, according to a UN report.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

The Home Office said the number of immigration raids on businesses such as nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaways had increased by 77% since Labour came to power, with an 83% rise in arrests.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

Tax preparers and barbers, convenience-store owners and stay-at-home moms.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Trees barbered to resemble incense pots and traditional Yemeni daggers.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2021

“I found it exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and moving in almost equal measure. It’s a big American story that rolls across barbered lawns and then leaves you stranded in some all-night Sam’s Club of the soul.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2018

For now at least this England team can get on with presenting itself to the world, laid out in its splendid new-build sarcophagus, shaved and barbered, newly suited, eyes glazed with entropic reverie.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012

Coaches who have barbered the rulebook like Edward Scissorhands look upon Calipari with a weird mixture of awe and disdain.

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2010

Even for the first day, he was almost suspiciously well barbered.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Education could also extend to training those in hairdressing, barbering and beauty therapy to spot potentially cancerous moles on clients and encourage them to seek medical advice.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Oasis Restore was hailed as a "revolution in youth justice", where young offenders were given one-on-one support and trained with workshops, such as catering and barbering.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

A T-level in hairdressing, barbering and beauty therapy was due to begin in 2023 but was delayed before being scrapped.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound has a tradition of empowering youth, Williams said, and as more kids express interest in trade professions like construction and barbering, the agency is trying to meet demand.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

I do not think I ever really hated him until he had that little spell of superiority at lunch—that and when he went through all that barbering.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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