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The 32-year-old dashed out of the shop - with the barber's cape still draped around his shoulders - before dragging the man off the officer and giving him time to handcuff the suspect.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

His new spot has a barber’s chair with mirrors and bright lighting.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

And he’d been to the barber’s the day before.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

"It can be transmitted at the barber's, when getting piercings, a tattoo or other procedures using syringes," she says.

From BBC • May 12, 2023

During the night he slept among the boats on the river, and early in the morning, before the first customers arrived in the shop, he had his beard shaved off by the barber’s assistant.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse