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barber

[bahr-ber] / ˈbɑr bər /


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"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

The partnership with the barber was short-lived, however, and when Johnson went to a bank to try to borrow $250 to start a company, he was turned down.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The teen who filed the lawsuit is now out of custody and working to become a barber.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Excitement in the town was amplified by Smith's barber offering free haircuts, while roads and even a fish and chip shop were temporarily named after him.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

“At ease, dependent,” the barber replied, his shears cutting deep swaths into Ben’s hair.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The crackdown comes after a new £30m High Street organised crime unit was announced in May following a BBC News investigation into illegal mini-marts, vape shops and barbers.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

In February last year, the crump of artillery was still distant, but the factories had long since shut down as the city turned into a military camp with restaurants and barbers catering to soldiers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

It also turns its gaze to those assigned to the lower rungs of the colonial social order - dancing girls, agricultural labourers, barbers and snake charmers.

From BBC Feb. 20, 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

One of the barbers sat on one of the chairs in a row against the wall.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Trees barbered to resemble incense pots and traditional Yemeni daggers.

From Washington Post Nov. 7, 2021

After growing steadily more uncomfortable with the length of my regularly barbered hair, I decided to go for it and cut the mop.

From The Guardian Apr. 24, 2020

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. 19, 2018

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

Behind the gentlemen’s barbered heads, dark mahogany planks stand at attention.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Social media has been "massive" for the barbering industry, says dad-of-three Alsanawi, whose Instagram is filled with videos of him giving players including England vice-captain Declan Rice fresh trims.

From BBC Jun. 10, 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 eventually being scrapped altogether.

From BBC May 10, 2024

“Blessed,” said Sevilla, 16, who graduated last month from a barbering class at a teen center operated by the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County.

From Seattle Times May 10, 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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