cosmetic
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Gen Z is taking this the furthest, stacking trips onto concerts, sporting events and even medical or cosmetic procedures abroad.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Currently sun creams are treated as cosmetic items rather than those essential for health and reducing the cost could make them more affordable for some households.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Australia and Brazil have banned cosmetic indoor tanning entirely for people of all ages.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Among the worthwhile cosmetic upgrades: the body-matching lower moldings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Her lips were darker than her skin, wine-stained, blueberry-dyed, so her face had a cosmetic look—as though she had applied a very dark lipstick neatly and blotted away its shine on a scrap of newspaper.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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