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hairdressing

[hair-dres-ing] / ˈhɛərˌdrɛs ɪŋ /
NOUN
hairdo
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Zoe has had to give up hairdressing because the pain of standing is too much to bear.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

"Every day, every hour, we speak about this point," says Aya, whose family were lawyers and teachers back home, but had to start again in Turkey, baking and hairdressing to earn a living.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Miller was the first Scottish hairdresser to receive an OBE for services to hairdressing, presented by Her Majesty the Queen in 2012.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

Dr Dibb also said there had been an "over reliance" on the services sector in the UK economy, which includes everything from hospitality to hairdressing, and tends to invest at a lower rate.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2024

After a hairdressing, for example, he meets her at the drugstore for her vanilla malt and his cherry smash.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison