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a person whose business is cutting, curling, colouring and arranging hair, esp that of women
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a hairdresser's establishment
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One hairdresser told researchers about using AI to put together promotion deals, Blandin noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
So, we created a character named Tommy Tomlin — another hairdresser and longtime friend of Mickey’s who Valerie hires to step in and take Mickey’s place and be the hairdresser on her new AI-written sitcom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Once, after a worker dyed her hair blonde, she rushed back to the hairdresser to make it black again, worried she would look out of place at the company, the worker said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
He worked in Munich as a hairdresser and had a child.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
I don’t like what I see and wish I could go to a hairdresser instead of having Grammy cut my hair over the kitchen sink.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Plenty of industries, from aerospace to hairdressers, are regulated by what we call ex ante restrictions, basically the idea that if you can’t prove in advance its safe, you can’t do it or sell it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"You can sense it in town, when you speak to shopkeepers, hairdressers, bakers, all sorts," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Chip shops and hairdressers in Glasgow's Anniesland have Saltires draped across windows, banks in Dumfries have inflatable footballs stuck on walls next to cash machines.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
This includes restaurant workers like bartenders, wait staff and dishwashers; hospitality workers including concierges and housekeeping staff; as well as tour guides, personal trainers and hairdressers.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
I grab two giant alligator clamps that I’ve seen the tech guys wearing on their shorts, kinda like hairdressers with their hair clips.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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