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
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
That was the same year as his no-holds-barred memoir Spare and a year after the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary, both bristling with controversial views on the Royal Family.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
The largest and most ferocious of the three halted in front of Frodo, bristling and growling.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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