shave

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“Today’s plunge in the oil market should single-handedly shave off $0.45/gallon, implying the national average pulling back to around $3.70,” Molchanov wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But if Iran succeeds in blocking the strait for months, and oil stays above $100, Citigroup’s Nathan Sheets thinks it could shave 0.9 percentage points off his expectations for 2.9% global GDP growth this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

If Iran succeeds in blocking the strait for months, and oil stays above $100, Sheets thinks it could shave 0.9 percentage points off his expectations for 2.9% global GDP growth this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

A less severescenario with $100 oil for two months “would shave a few 10ths of a percentage point off global GDP growth via higher inflation, but recessions would be avoided,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

When I stepped in front of the prisoner who was to shave me, he just laughed and motioned me on.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson