barber

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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

After one of the attacks, she explains, two men called into the shop and tried to intimidate her, saying they wanted the premises to set up a barber shop.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Ten out of 10,” infielder Alexander Hernandez said when describing Gonzalez’s barber skills.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 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

When the barber finished the cap’n and handed him the looking glass so’s he could see how he looked from behind, the cap’n didn’t even look; all he said was, “Gimme my hat.”

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