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a very small distance or degree
a race that was won by a hair
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This exfoliating treatment basically removes all of the grime blocking your armpit hairs, allowing for an easier grow-out process and, therefore, minimal ingrown hairs.
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Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
John Fisher owes Bob Nutting a fruit basket for taking the A’s owner out the cross-hairs and out of the headlines for a few days.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
As its name suggests, the deodorant also contains exfoliating AHAs mandelic and lactic acids to minimize ingrown hairs and niacinamide for addressing skin discoloration.
—Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
Sweep Floors One of the worst parts about sweeping floors is having to remove loose hairs and crumbs from the broom's bristles.
—Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Inside the truck were multiple hairs, KATV reported.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
After they were sent to the crime lab, investigators determined that one of the hairs could have belonged to a member of Morgan’s family, including the girl herself.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Microscopic hairs on bees and spiders seem to aid in sensing, according to work from Robert’s lab.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
England recently expanded this unresolved science by studying how the minuscule hairs of caterpillars deflect under static, to glean how electric information may help a caterpillar survive.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
John Fisher owes Bob Nutting a fruit basket for taking the A’s owner out the cross-hairs and out of the headlines for a few days.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
As its name suggests, the deodorant also contains exfoliating AHAs mandelic and lactic acids to minimize ingrown hairs and niacinamide for addressing skin discoloration.
—Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
Sweep Floors One of the worst parts about sweeping floors is having to remove loose hairs and crumbs from the broom's bristles.
—Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Inside the truck were multiple hairs, KATV reported.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
After they were sent to the crime lab, investigators determined that one of the hairs could have belonged to a member of Morgan’s family, including the girl herself.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Microscopic hairs on bees and spiders seem to aid in sensing, according to work from Robert’s lab.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
England recently expanded this unresolved science by studying how the minuscule hairs of caterpillars deflect under static, to glean how electric information may help a caterpillar survive.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Hairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairs. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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