manicure
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She touches up a manicure, rifles through her closet, blends a green juice.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 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
"It sounded like the service would be catering to the ultra-rich woman who's just got a manicure and doesn't want her nails spoiled," said labour rights activist and sociologist Akriti Bhatia.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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
“They’re just like mine,” she said, but I barely had time to smirk at her immaculate manicure before she added, “and just like your mother’s, too.”
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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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
She also spent money on manicures, tanning sessions and trips to a private Harley Street dentist.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
I don’t spend money on makeup or manicures like my friends do.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026
This girl taught me how to do manicures and also to work on hair: how to finger-wave, shampoo, and give permanents—but this was on white people’s hair.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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For many, private school evokes images of elite academies, manicured campuses and plaid Catholic-school uniforms.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Many of the hyperscalers are beginning to undo years of carefully manicured capital allocation, with share buybacks now making way for share issues,” says John Lloyd, Janus Henderson’s global head of multisector credit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
A gripping narrative that might change how you see alligators: Down in the manicured exurbs of Florida, what happens when someone spots an alligator next to their pool?
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
Outside, luxury abounds across the elegantly manicured lawns, while a built-in barbecue area and private covered patios provide the perfect place for an outdoor meal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The judge had short, manicured hair, slightly graying, and he spoke quietly in a way that suggested he was restraining an intensity.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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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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