hair
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Smiling with her hair loose, the singer performed her 2002 hit before being joined by a star-studded cast of L'Oreal ambassadors including Viola Davis, Simone Ashley, Aja Naomi King and Eva Longoria.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Traditionally, Japanese convenience stores have also required workers to adhere to relatively conservative dress codes, including bans on certain hair dyes and large earrings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Clayton, a bassist who couldn't play bass, was selected on account of having "the best hair".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
A union boss for factory workers, he was stocky and well-built with closely cropped brown hair and the hands of someone who had spent the bulk of his 40-plus years in manual labor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He ducks under the garage door, but his spiked-up hair gets smushed on the way out.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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It said it was distinctive with a velvety covering of ginger-yellow hairs across its body and no black hairs.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
"In my project, I examined Boris's hair at a microscopic level, assessing the characteristics of the hairs and investigating whether there was any variation across different areas of the body."
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
Roll one corner of a tissue into a long, fine point and gently brush it across the tiny hairs around your lips.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
He washed the hide in water mixed with crumbled oak bark to loosen the hairs, then stretched it between two saplings -well out of Wolf’s leaping-range.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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