shave
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To pay growing computing bills to those and other AI giants, companies are likely to shave down non-AI software and hardware spending sold by traditional firms, said Gil Luria, head of technology research at D.A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Anybody here have to shave their ears? Nothing to be ashamed of, sir.”
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
The pair closed out the 51st season of “SNL” with a game of chicken that nearly pushed Jost to shave his head on national television.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
She said they were severely matted and it took the team more than two days to gently shave and groom them before rehabilitation could begin.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
By the time he reached kindergarten, he was ready to shave.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
International Monetary Fund research suggests that a sustained 10% increase in oil prices shaves 0.1 to 0.2 percentage point off global growth the following year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
In the capital Kabul, a 25-year-old barber lamented that "there are a lot of restrictions" which go against his young clients' preference for closer shaves.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
The tram offers hikers who don’t feel like taking the strenuous Cactus to Clouds route: From the tram’s Mountain Station, you can hike 10 miles out and back, which shaves off about 10 arduous miles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
Unless polling shows that he shaves a point or so off of their own races, in which case they’ll wave him off.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
As I collect fist-sized, dry tree branches, Chou bends and shaves the leaves with her ax.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
In recent weeks, Smith has shared heartwrenching glimpses into the family’s battle, including photos of Whimsy’s curls being shaved and her bald head bedazzled with gems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Cubes of sharp white cheddar bring that unmistakable Midwestern deli-counter energy, while chopped cucumber, snap peas, shaved celery and scallions keep everything cool and crunchy.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
In fact, Landor himself was transferred across three Louisiana facilities in five months until the third one shaved his head.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
"I felt liberated when it was being shaved," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
He had his head shaved, and that made him scarier.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
A woman with a fashionable haircut, with the lower half of her head shaven, is holding her baby, while her husband negotiates a price with taxi drivers.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 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
And then there are the images of the migrants deported to a notorious El Salvador prison, shackled one behind the other in prison garb, their heads bowed and shaven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
He is around 5ft 10in, of stocky build with shaven grey hair.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2024
My face is shaven, I’m clean, and someone’s changed me into fresh fatigues.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
James, the Bald Café founder, is also a life and fitness coach, and he noted that shaving the head can spark further transformation: Some men who have done it then get in better shape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Kluska believes uniQure has a clear shot at launching the drug by late 2027, shaving years off Cantor’s original 2030 timeline.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The review could not save Mitchell, who was frustrated to see the ball was shaving leg stump - another umpire's call that has gone against the Black Caps in this match.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Forgiveness is posthumously granted through cinema, shaving away anything unpleasant that is no longer necessary to dwell on.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
“It’s the shaving lotion I got on my birthday.”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
