- present participle of shave.
shaving
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Investment contracted by 0.6 percent, and foreign trade also made a negative contribution to growth, shaving 0.6 percentage points off GDP growth.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Schick revolutionized shaving with injector razors and multiblades in a single cartridge, slugging it out in the marketplace for decades with rival shaving giant Gillette.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
On the window ledge sit the manly accoutrements of shaving: a Barbasol aerosol canister and a safety razor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
She decided to embrace her new look, by shaving her head after she lost some of her hair from chemotherapy.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“So you were going to try to make him really see you—kind of like me shaving my beard.”
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
Tractor Supply is responding by lowering prices on some of its popular items, including pine shavings for animal bedding and premium pet-food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
They also reportedly have dispensers for chaff -- metal shavings that distract radar-guided missiles -- and flares that blind heat-seeking missiles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
An audit by the FAA also confirmed that metal shavings were present beneath the floors of a number of aircraft.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
After the operation is complete, his team carefully collects the leftover shavings — even those could be valuable to profiteers eager to sell rhino horn on the black market.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
Inside the class- room, everything smelled of chalk dust and pencil shavings and disinfectant.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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