bristling
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“I don’t know what a ‘John Turturro type’ is,” he says, bristling slightly at the suggestion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He admits now many in China have "material abundance" and "skylines bristling with high-rises and streets teeming with traffic."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Countries are pushing the president to stick to deals made last year, and some are bristling at U.S. allegations of unfair trade practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
The top is divided into 10-by-10 grids bristling with small colorful flags designating where the plants should be placed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Before them, at a long stone table, a dwarfish figure with a bristling yellow beard glared at the warriors.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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