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barber

[bahr-ber] / ˈbɑr bər /


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The 43-year-old male driver of the vehicle was restrained by local barber Ricky Jefferies -- now widely hailed as a "hero".

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

For a couple of years, Trinidad juggled barber college, work at FedEx and missionary work through his L.A. church, Iglesia De Jesucristo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

"So, we all started to panic; some people jumped out of windows, and some ran outside," the 31-year-old barber told AFP as he stroked his mother's leg under her hospital blanket.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

The partnership with the barber was short-lived, however, and when Johnson went to a bank to try to borrow $250 to start a company, he was turned down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The barber rinsed it out, then did it again three times afore the rinse water run clear.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

A new £30m High Street organised crime unit has been announced by the government after the BBC's year-long investigative reporting into illegal mini-marts, vape shops and barbers.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Last year, three barbers in Kunar province were jailed for three to five months for breaching the ministry's rules, according to a UN report.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

“Carson is a working-class community of janitors, barbers, bus drivers and longshoremen,” said attorney Gary Praglin of the Santa Monica-based law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

This raises a new risk for Midland, where restaurants are already less crowded, barbers are idling around waiting for customers and a host of businesses linked to the oil field are feeling squeezed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Belt and shoes in hand, I let myself be dragged along to the barbers.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

Trees barbered to resemble incense pots and traditional Yemeni daggers.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2021

After growing steadily more uncomfortable with the length of my regularly barbered hair, I decided to go for it and cut the mop.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2020

It’s a big American story that rolls across barbered lawns and then leaves you stranded in some all-night Sam’s Club of the soul.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2018

Coaches who have barbered the rulebook like Edward Scissorhands look upon Calipari with a weird mixture of awe and disdain.

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2010

Even for the first day, he was almost suspiciously well barbered.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Oasis Restore was hailed as a "revolution in youth justice", where young offenders were given one-on-one support and trained with workshops, such as catering and barbering.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

"I started barbering, working as a Saturday lad in Skelmersdale," says Woods.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025

A T-level in hairdressing, barbering and beauty therapy was due to begin in 2023 but was delayed before being scrapped.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024

The Federal Way barbering class had spots for 16 kids; dozens more applied, she said.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023

I do not think I ever really hated him until he had that little spell of superiority at lunch—that and when he went through all that barbering.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway


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