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barber

[bahr-ber] / ˈbɑr bər /


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The 43-year-old male driver of the vehicle was restrained by local barber Ricky Jefferies -- now widely hailed as a "hero".

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 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 highs and lows of vibrant urban life are on display in scenes of a roadside barber and a subway arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

For a couple of years, Trinidad juggled barber college, work at FedEx and missionary work through his L.A. church, Iglesia De Jesucristo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Black cleared some space around the barber chair.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

"It was either fast food restaurants or three barbers in a row, we wanted a nicer area."

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

Schools that educate ministers, barbers, massage therapists, and cosmetologists could be especially hard hit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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

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

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

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

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

Mr Cox said he had "hope of my barber shop or my barbering tools etc being somewhat salvageable", but "the whole room has gone including everything in it".

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023

“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

The snipping was only a kind of mental barbering, a limbering up.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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