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bristly

[bris-lee] / ˈbrɪs li /


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The solution to Australia's problem of replacing David Warner was sitting in plain sight with a mullet and bristly Australian moustache.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

But despite its bristly concept, “The End” largely forgoes any direct images of annihilation, settling into a vast underground bunker with seemingly endless resources well after most humans have perished.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024

That is until Rogen, with all the flourish of a magician, unstacked the hedgehog’s bristly back onto the table on front of him.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

This trap contained two fully grown, rotund adults, two balls of bristly fur that had merged into what one member of the trapping team called a single “big squish.”

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2023

All I could see was the bristly tip of its back.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan




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