cosmetic
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Russian and Western media have also speculated about cosmetic procedures as Putin’s appearance has grown visibly smoother with age.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
That change would likely be cosmetic at best.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
A self-styled "beauty consultant" allegedly allowed "dangerous" cosmetic procedures to be carried out despite a legal injunction against him, a court has heard.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Instead, prosecutors said, “Mailyan billed and received payments for thousands of injections that were never provided or were provided only for cosmetic purposes.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
I have been trying to interpret them as genuine weekends, as if, after spending the weekdays on futile and largely cosmetic labor, I had decided to volunteer to do something useful for a change.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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