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clippers

NOUN
scissors
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NOUN
shears
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Taco Bell today uses clippers to give content more opportunities to take off.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Clip since its posts last year for Beast Industries has begun requiring all clippers to follow relevant disclosure rules, said Peterson, whose agency also worked on the Taco Bell campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

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

She said he had a naturally hairy upper body - and in the summer months would shave his chest, using clippers and a wet razor.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

Hundreds of clippers, schooners, sloops, barges, ferries, and steamboats raised and lowered their flags to honor the Arctic heroes.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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