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hairline

[hair-lahyn] / ˈhɛərˌlaɪn /




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Though Kerner’s hairline receded years ago, his passion for the artist hasn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

My hair woes started in high school, when I would scrape my curls into a bun and lament how thin my hairline looked.

From Slate ● May 23, 2026

A couple of days later, the red measles rash emerges, starting at the hairline and moving downward, Sergienko said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

Not those hairline millimetre is he on or off line drawing nonsense situations.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

Joaquin made it all of two minutes in there before walking out, the sweat beading at his hairline, his hands shaking.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

He is among a cohort of men who have had enough of hiding under hats and obsessively monitoring hairlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

As of 2021, there were an estimated 350,000 tattoo artists in the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare - most of whom specialised in semi-permanent make-up for lips, eyebrows or hairlines.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

Back of the day, the NBA players used to look like they were 65, had hairlines back here.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2022

Yoon's party has not yet decided its position on traditional tattoos but supports legalising so-called cosmetic tattoos, which are semi-permanent and popular in South Korea for enhancing eyebrows, eyelines and hairlines.

From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2022

The low, irregular hairlines, which seemed even more irregular in contrast to the straight, heavy eyebrows which nearly met.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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