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clean-shaven

[kleen-shey-vuhn] / ˈklinˈʃeɪ vən /


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For generations, this imposing photograph of a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln—age 51 and at the crest of newfound national fame—inexplicably remained an orphan in the Lincoln visual canon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

At the windows, clean-shaven faces cast curious glances at the journalists in the compound.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The dress code requires its employees to wear company-issued hats with their hair tucked in, and male employees must be clean-shaven, the lawsuit says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

In a series of posts on X, Gen Kainerugabai, who is also Uganda's military chief, said Mr Sebuufu was "in my basement", attaching the bodyguard's photo with a clean-shaven head.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

They were clean-shaven, with skin the color of tarnished copper.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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