barber
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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
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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
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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
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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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