scruff
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The latest polls show Hilton is leading along with the clean-shaven Democrat Xavier Becerra, suggesting voters in November will have a choice between scruff and no scruff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
In key moments, he understood what the game required, grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and said 'we win today'.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Jacks took the game by the scruff of the neck after England stuttered to 105-5 in the 13th over.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Moriarty figures heavily in the opening episodes of “Sherlock & Daughter” too, although Dougray Scott lends a malevolent scruff to him that Park’s interpretation tidies up.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
He liked that, the way his face curled up, the wideness of his mouth, the scruff growing evenly around his chin and above his lips, the way it provided contrast against his dark skin.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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