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clean-shaven

[kleen-shay-vuhn] / ˈklinˈʃeɪ vən /


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For generations, this imposing photograph of a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln—age 51 and at the crest of newfound national fame—inexplicably remained an orphan in the Lincoln visual canon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

At the windows, clean-shaven faces cast curious glances at the journalists in the compound.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

The dress code requires its employees to wear company-issued hats with their hair tucked in, and male employees must be clean-shaven, the lawsuit says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

Brunettes, blonds, mustached, clean-shaven, my patio-bar dates don’t seem to get it, and their answers have alarmed me — their apathy almost as alarming as outright hate.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025

The playful Detective Webster was standing before me, only this time he was clean-shaven and in a new winter suit.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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