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nail

[neyl] / neɪl /




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Located at Rosedale Center, the spa offers nail services alongside massages, facials and body treatments in a calm, welcoming setting.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Shin’s instincts could push him toward the Bank of Japan’s 1989 mistake: treating a market boom as a nail for the rate-hike hammer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A young woman I photographed in her nail salon had matched herself entirely to the space, and the pride and beauty she took in it was visible just standing in the doorway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The salt and iron nail, a replacement for the one she’d lost in the attic, were both in her apron pocket.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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