: of a style of unaccompanied group singing of popular songs usually marked by highly conventionalized close harmony
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Somini Sengupta César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Find neighborhood schools, barbershops, tailors and other businesses and resources on the VIA amenities map.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
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For 20 years, Dan Ortega Hernández, 50, never had a problem with running water at his barbershop in Mexico City’s Tlalpan borough.
—Somini Sengupta César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Find neighborhood schools, barbershops, tailors and other businesses and resources on the VIA amenities map.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
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“Barbershop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbershop. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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