haircut

Example Sentences

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And there’s Bowen getting a haircut from Angel Delgadillo, the Seligman, Ariz., barber, now 99, who kicked off a resurgence of interest in Route 66 in 1987 with a call for historical recognition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In 2023, he told the BBC a mole discovered by his barber during a haircut after a lockdown restriction was found to be malignant melanoma.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The capex boom propping up GDP growth just got a deflationary haircut from a research paper.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

That is a larger than typical discount to the broader market, and a slightly bigger than usual haircut relative to their own average multiples over the past 10 years.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Perhaps she would have known that Odenigbo was different, even if he had not spoken; his haircut alone said it, standing up in a high halo.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie