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clippers

NOUN
scissors
Synonyms


NOUN
shears
Synonyms


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Polymarket has paid clippers to promote at least 19 videos discussing opportunities to use inside information or other tactics to manipulate markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Expertly crafted clippers for his Saturday morning ritual of shaping hedges and deadheading blooms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Best part: The clippers work for cheap, and none of the promotional aspects need to be publicly disclosed, thanks to a federal-regulation loophole that relaxes transparency standards on ads that don’t sell tangible products.

From Slate May 6, 2026

She said he had a naturally hairy upper body - and in the summer months would shave his chest, using clippers and a wet razor.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

"I want a Kwanzaa sweater with a pair of clippers on it. Got me?"

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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