hair
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Mackenzie forbade make-up and hairstyles, so told women to shave off their hair or keep it unkempt.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
A video showing two women pulling each other's hair was widely shared, with captions suggesting that this is what parliamentary disagreements between El Mansouri and her colleagues might look like.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The desert's exceptionally arid conditions have helped preserve materials that would normally deteriorate over time, including hair, bones, clothing, leather, pigments, and decorated pottery.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
But we’re living in a time of hair transplants, peptides and body contouring, all appealing to men who want to optimize their appearance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Her graying hair is in a low ponytail, and she doesn’t wear makeup.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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The lactase enzyme is predominantly at the tip of the villi, or the small hairs in the small intestine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The $50,000 was a gift, not a loan and that, to split hairs, is being used as the bargaining chip.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
His PhD research involves analysing Boris's fur to compare how its characteristics could improve identification of animal hairs during investigations.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Cilia, tiny hairs that clear mucus out of the lungs, resume working within weeks, prompting coughing that clears the lungs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
My hairs stand on their ends as nervous energy ripples through my body.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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