clippers

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Best part: The clippers work for cheap, and none of the promotional aspects need to be publicly disclosed, thanks to a federal-regulation loophole that relaxes transparency standards on ads that don’t sell tangible products.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Even a small cut from shared nail clippers risks infection, data show.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

As Carlos told it, his brother took the clippers, began to buzz, and in the harrowing tradition of at-home haircuts gone amok, somewhere along the way…

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 8, 2025

Crouched in cold mud under a thin Spring rain, vineyard employee Élodie Bonet snaps off unwanted vine shoots with her fingers and pruning clippers.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

“This is one of those hairdos you strut your stuff in. Sisters wearing these know they’re sharp,” Ronnie says, taking out the clippers and going at my hairline again.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake