shave

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“Today’s plunge in the oil market should single-handedly shave off $0.45/gallon, implying the national average pulling back to around $3.70,” Molchanov wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But if Iran succeeds in blocking the strait for months, and oil stays above $100, Citigroup’s Nathan Sheets thinks it could shave 0.9 percentage points off his expectations for 2.9% global GDP growth this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Insider info: Because Stone had to shave her head for the role, she demanded that Lanthimos shave his as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

A less severescenario with $100 oil for two months “would shave a few 10ths of a percentage point off global GDP growth via higher inflation, but recessions would be avoided,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

This Sarai knew from years of perching on sleeping faces, and not from Feral who, though he had begun to shave, could go days between with no one the wiser.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor