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  • present tense form of bristle (3rd person singular).
  • plural of bristle.

bristles



NOUN
five o'clock shadow
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The White House also bristles at Amodei's repeated warnings about the dangers of AI -- including the impact on jobs -- and his calls to regulate its deployment like airlines or banks.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Elephants are born with about 1,000 of these bristles, lead author Andrew Schulz told AFP, many of them anchored in the trunk's wrinkles to act like feelers and help the animals assess their surroundings.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

Cohen bristles at the term meme stock, telling the Journal it is “a label people use when they don’t want to do the work” on a stock.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

And while the ship bristles with hi-tech communications equipment, it's what we can't see that is of most concern.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2025

The light from his desk lamp makes the black bristles of his hair look even more sparse, like a landscape of trees in winter.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na




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