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Using the same gift bags, place soap shavings or whole bars into a few and stick them in pest-prone spots around the house, such as under sinks or inside cabinets or drawers.—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025 The new turbine at the Chinese plant can respond to grid peak-shaving demands within minutes.—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025 The scene is filmed with the camera and Grande going in and out of parallel mirrors in her apartment — a setup that Brooks found at home by playing around with a shaving mirror — and eventually facing her own reflection in her bubble.—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025 The building doesn’t even smell that bad — there’s a light aroma of cedar shavings and bird urine.—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shaving
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