hirsute
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The U.S. had a potent team, including California-born Matteo Jorgenson and hirsute Coloradan Quinn Simmons, but they would need to make their own luck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
For fans of a certain vintage, the sight of Los Cafeteros playing in three stripes will evoke memories of a hirsute Carlos Valderrama captaining his team at Italia '90.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Fans of the hirsute sourpuss seek him out for his in-your-face edge — the opposite of Santa’s remote joviality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
Other scientific studies have attributed the impact of bison activity to reducing plant diversity, damaging endemic plants and tree species like oak trees, and spreading non-native plant seeds through their hirsute coats and droppings.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024
Only five feet tall and very hirsute, he dyed his hair and whiskers a mossy green.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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