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shaving

noun as in chip

noun as in sliver

noun as in splinter

Strongest match

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The shutdown, which began at the start of October, is now disrupting air travel and raising concerns that it could strain consumers as the holiday season approaches, while shaving growth off the economy.

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The inception of ObamaCare offered an enticing target for cost shaving: retiree health coverage.

But shaving your beard and dyeing your hair wouldn’t buy enough time to clear your name in the TikTok era.

She made headlines with incidents like shaving her head and hitting a photographer's car with an umbrella.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to military brass he called in from across the world last month to declare the following: “No more beardos. The era of rampant and ridiculous shaving profiles is done.”

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