scissors

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The spaghetti is then cut with a pair of scissors, making it seem as though the patron is wearing a wig made out of pasta.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Now he will have to hope United embark on another winning streak before he can get the scissors out.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The opening finds her futzing over the neckline of her inauguration day blouse before telling the tailors to slice into the fabric with scissors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

“The cost scissors between rising compliance cost and constrained revenue growth will persist,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Some of the prisoners had brought scissors from Vught: everywhere beneath the huge tent women were cutting one another’s hair.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom