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forehead

[fawr-id, for-, fawr-hed, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪd, ˈfɒr-, ˈfɔrˌhɛd, ˈfɒr- /
NOUN
brow
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Abend, a family office executive in New York, is one of many who are reconsidering their fight against forehead lines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Lacey Harris, 40, an orthodontist in Friendswood, Texas, still uses Botox throughout her face, including in her forehead and around the mouth, but said that she has started asking for fewer units recently.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

He’d be safe in the company of another human being who might cover him with a blanket and kiss him on the forehead, a gesture I generally reserve for my cats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Catcher Dalton Rushing held his hand up to his forehead like a shark fin.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

I asked, wiping away a drip of sweat that ran down my forehead.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Initially, that meant humans strapping iPhones to their foreheads, recording actions like cooking, cleaning and performing household chores.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

On Wednesday, Ben Gvir sparked an outcry internationally but also within his own government by publishing a video of dozens of activists kneeling with their foreheads on the ground and their hands tied.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Following a push by the City striker, the two men squared up to each other, with foreheads pressed together.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

Sometimes we work with lamps on our foreheads.

From Slate Feb. 4, 2026

The stream of runners is much lighter than what we'd seen this morning, but these runners are still at it, feet pounding the asphalt and foreheads glistening with sweat.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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