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Recent Examples of comb-overHer speed keeps the plot aloft and, yes, covers some occasional thinness, in the manner of a comedy comb-over.—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Presented here, through some visual trickery, as a diminutive schlump with a hideous comb-over, Hawke doesn’t exactly disappear into the role, which strikes me as fortuitous and perhaps deliberate.—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt and jacket and a comb-over hairstyle.—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024 Because Smith already looked rather similar to a young Chase, the hair department was able to recreate the latter’s distinct rectangular hairline and floppy comb-over style by zhuzhing Smith’s natural hair.—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024 Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt and jacket and a comb-over hairstyle.—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024 Because Smith already looked rather similar to a young Chase, the hair department was able to recreate the latter’s distinct rectangular hairline and floppy comb-over style by zhuzhing Smith’s natural hair.—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024 Bree, floating in a druggy haze, is surrounded by sweaty men with comb-overs.—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024 Visualize hair sticking straight up being a sharp knife, whereas a comb-over would be a dull one.—Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
The next year, Stone shocked thrilled attendees at the Grammy Awards by taking the stage, resplendent in a huge blond mohawk hairdo, as his band roared through a number of hits during the show's salute to the seminal group.
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Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez Norwich Arts Center, 62 Broadway, Norwich
Christine Ohlman, the R&B diva with the beehive hairdo, comes to Norwich Arts Center’s Donald L. Oat Theater on June 11 at 7:30 p.m. with her longtime band Rebel Montez.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
The ‘pouf sentimental’ hairstyle was created by hairdresser Leonard Autie and debuted on the Duchesse de Chartres in 1774, famously adorned with 14 yards of gauze, figurines, a plate of cherries and a parrot.
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Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Skip tight hairstyles, such as ponytails or buns, that pull on your hair and scalp.
Praying mantises eat flies, moths, roaches, grasshoppers and more.
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Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
The two largest roach counts on the inspection weren’t exact: over 15 roaches coming from inside a broken wall post in the middle of the kitchen, next to a breakfast/sandwich making area; and over 10 live roaches on a wall and electrical area behind reach-in cooler and freezers.
Photo : Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC When viewed from the front three-quarters angle, the smart little ducktail is hidden by the Vantage’s massive rear hips.
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Jonny Lieberman,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
Quad exhausts sit flush against the bumper, and a neat active aero ducktail spoiler sits at the rear.
But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.
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Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.
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