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hairline

[hair-lahyn] / ˈhɛərˌlaɪn /




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Garcia also took aim at Benn's manager Keith Connolly's hairline before turning his attention to the challenger's weight.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

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

They’ve 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

Dealing — or not dealing— with toxic masculinity passed down through dads like receding hairlines is a big theme of the show in general.

From Salon ● May 18, 2023

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

She nearly didn’t marry him because it was said that people with angular hairlines often have very troubled lives.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat


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