shave

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“Today’s plunge in the oil market should single-handedly shave off $0.45/gallon, implying the national average pulling back to around $3.70,” Molchanov wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But the crisis in the Gulf could shave off growth by as much as 1%, as per various brokerages.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A market dip is a prime opportunity to shave back overgrown allocations at a lower tax cost.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

A less severescenario with $100 oil for two months “would shave a few 10ths of a percentage point off global GDP growth via higher inflation, but recessions would be avoided,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Suppose a man goes into the bathroom to shave.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey