shave
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The new method appeared to shave several tenths off the previous rate of inflation, but not enough to suggest a major change in the trend.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
He refuses to shave until he’s released, Cabrera said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
When her hair began falling out during chemotherapy she decided to shave her head, but wanted to make it as positive an experience as possible for her children.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Drought and record heatwaves across France this summer will shave 0.1 percent off the country's economic growth this year, adding to the heavy human toll, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Well, I’ll go and shave. I didn’t have time to shave before I left.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A sermon used to take him 10 to 15 hours to prepare; a chatbot doing first-pass research and phrasing shaves off several of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The 37-year-old millionaire has also posted images of hundreds of inmates, their head shaves, in orange uniforms being moved to a new mega-prison, echoing moves by El Salvador's Nayib Bukele.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
Dr Bennett jokes about close shaves when mortars landed within metres of where she was sleeping in Iraq.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
Sonoda no longer shaves on the days Yamamoto starts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2024
They were more like Father’s cheeks—the cheeks of a man who already shaves.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
"I cut off my ponytail, shaved off my beard, took all my earrings out, bought a £60 suit - all that's totally true - the day before I had my interview."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I instantly shaved $300 off the bill with the twice-a-year $300 Fine Hotels & Resorts credit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus, and his coaching team, have shaved their heads this autumn after losing a bet with their players connected to the series victory over New Zealand.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
It also shaved off time those same children were held by CBP or in airports or hotels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Her head was shaved and she wore a new dress-cloth.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
He happily sports a shaven head – and has no intention of following his dental treatment with a radical rug rethink.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Who knows where the trend began, but I remain clean shaven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Smith is described by police as white, bald, and clean shaven.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
The Sheriff’s Department is looking for the suspect, who was described as a Black male, 6 feet, 2 inches tall, 180 pounds and with a shaven head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
He felt a dribble of sweat slide down the crown of his shaven head.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Schick revolutionized shaving with injector razors and multiblades in a single cartridge, slugging it out in the marketplace for decades with rival shaving giant Gillette.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
She decided to embrace her new look, by shaving her head after she lost some of her hair from chemotherapy.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
What they don’t do is relieve one of the burden of shaving, as they require a high degree of maintenance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Neri catches up on the news while shaving, having installed a TV in his bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Kaede noticed he had grown a beard, too, and she wondered when he had stopped shaving.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
