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shampoo

[sham-poo] / ʃæmˈpu /






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The bus has a gas generator so clients can enjoy air conditioning on hot days, but there is no water for a shampoo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Due to food choice being limited at the larder, Matthew said he mainly used it for nappies, toilet roll, shampoo and some food for himself.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

In the pilot, for example, the family’s abuela rushes to Albertsons to stock up on avocados and realizes before leaving that she also needs a new bottle of P&G’s Head & Shoulders shampoo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Soon I was using prescription shampoo, two topical serums, monthly steroid scalp injections, and a pricey red-light therapy cap that made me look like an alien.

From Slate ● May 23, 2026

Alex starts singing that commercial jingle about good-smelling shampoo, but in the commercial it’s a girl singing it, and I know the boys are trying to make Alex feel embarrassed.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

He used shampoos promising to reverse hair loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Companies that made the cosmetics, shampoos, and other beauty products sold to teens and tweens, though?

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025

“They depend on sales on the shop floor of shampoos and shower gels to actually pay for the medicines for the patients and that’s an unacceptable situation.“

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024

However, these "clean" shampoos separate and spoil faster than those made with synthetic stabilizers and preservatives.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024

Lou Anne motions me closer, by the shampoos and detanglers.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

He spent three hours with a pet groomer, who shampooed a dog while Avi peppered her with questions about her schedule, her training and whether she likes her job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

In the People story, Steve Doocy, 68, joked that his son had actually been hit by “a stork” and that George had arrived shortly after his son shampooed out any bird goo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

Is it applied to the scalp prior to shampooing for a number of minutes, then shampooed out?

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

“We just took that time and I just shampooed and deep-cleaned everything,” Ford said.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2021

His mother has shampooed the vermilion from her part.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Is it applied to the scalp prior to shampooing for a number of minutes, then shampooed out?

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

There are many examples of companies creating problems they then solve, from the marketing of cosmetics to the origin of women's razors to how shampooing more frequently came about.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2022

She luxuriated in other children’s mothers shampooing her hair before a school show.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2022

And an à la carte menu of add-on services, like shampooing or blow-drying, so there was no hiding the ball on what you were getting or what you’d pay for it.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2021

The wet-dog scent of shampooing going on in the back room.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold


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