beard
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Outwardly, Kenig, with a sharp-featured face and salt-and-pepper beard, does not reveal his inner wounds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Ted: “. . .I mean, really, this isn’t really a beard yet.”
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
But later that year he apologised for a costume he wore which included a black wig, beard and a fake hooked nose, which critics said was antisemitic.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Old friend Kirk Cousins will warm the Raiders offense long enough for No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza to grow a grizzly Kenny Stabler-style beard or for part-owner Brady to un-retire, whatever comes first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I got word from Saint Catharines about you coming. I hear you’re wantin’ to know about your daddy and his brother, Mr. Matthew,” he said, running his fingers through his trim gray beard.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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This may explain why he has no problem when white men have beards, as seen on his church leader, Doug Wilson, or the many celebrities the defense secretary likes to take photos with.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
George Balanchine, the great modernist choreographer, forbade his male dancers to wear long hair or beards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
In a theatrical touch, around two dozen soldiers wearing historic-style suits of armour, pointed helmets and what appeared to be fake beards and moustaches stood outside the palace itself.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
“A lot of wigs, costumes, beards — fake beards,” David said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
The beards of the young women are gone.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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"There was heavy fighting," said Tawfiq Al Haboun, a bearded commander in camouflage uniform.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
That’s his superpower: He’s a bearded human worm.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The DJ, producer and founder of the longtime L.A. record label Stones Throw, who performs as Peanut Butter Wolf, was looking after his daughter’s bearded dragon, Sweet Pea, for the afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Hidden in the basement of a supermarket, the thick smell of sweat hangs heavy in the air as she pushes weights alongside bearded muscle-men.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
A tall, bearded taxi driver stood weeping in the street.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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Some say this bearding trend began with the 1980s television series “Miami Vice,” wherein the actor Don Johnson sported a 5-o’clock shadow that was much commented on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
There’s talk of bearding dragons in their den and of forthcoming battles, plus a rather lovely foray into a deep cave system.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016
One can only imagine what Mr. Beale might have done with the character if the script had been more daring in bearding Stalin in his innermost lair.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2012
Indeed, a pop star and a bearding champion had walked into a bar.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011
The grey moss grew thickly here, covering the fallen stones in great mounds and bearding all the towers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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