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manicure

[man-i-kyoor] / ˈmæn ɪˌkjʊər /
VERB
trim
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Scanlon's posts about her decision to ditch the continuous manicure blew up on Substack and Instagram earlier this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

In Mytishchi, manicure salon owner Zhanna has recently had to move into a shared studio, unable to afford the rent on her own premises.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

My wife and I enjoyed a gel manicure and the signature Luxury Foot Retreat pedicure, complete with warm neck wraps and beverages.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

"Our final, clear polish could be put over any manicure or even bare nails, which could help people with calluses on their fingertips, too. So, it has both a cosmetic and lifestyle benefit," explains Desai.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026

Windy shrugs and checks out her own manicure.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

But it was women of colour who really made manicures an accessible and fashionable form of self-expression, historians say.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Groupon, best known for its deep discounts on local services from meals to manicures, is finding traction with a whole new audience thanks to its blind deals on vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Passengers can pay to get access to massages and manicures as well as chef-prepared meals while they wait to board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

This is challenging for users with long manicures or zombie fingers.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026

And somewhere deep down inside, even though it may seem hopeless now, I know I’ll still long for a day when Mama and I could do pedicures and facials and manicures together.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Currently, East Potomac does not offer the manicured experience one might find at the luxury, private golf courses the president is known for building.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The backyard is a true oasis, with a lagoon-style pool and perfectly manicured landscaping.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Unlike Wimbledon’s manicured restraint or the French Open’s Parisian chic, New York has long offered something more unruly, with night tennis, celebrity, noise and spectators willing to make themselves part of the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

For many, private school evokes images of elite academies, manicured campuses and plaid Catholic-school uniforms.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

She flashed a blindingly white smile, as her manicured nails brushed a lock of relaxed hair behind her ear.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The whacker whirred, manicuring a blanket of short-cropped grass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2023

That changed in 1932 when Revlon launched what we now know as nail polish and opened this aspect of manicuring to the masses.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2021

By the style of her hair, and by the manicuring of her eyebrows, we know that she is a figure of recent human history.

From The New Yorker ● May 14, 2019

At that time, a man manicuring his chest was something to be resoundingly mocked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2018

He put the manicuring table in the front window and he plopped me right there and I worked in the window.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride


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