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
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
For good measure, Song has also saddled Evans with the worst haircut and scruff of his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
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
Yet here he was, with a scruff of beard that made him look almost a man.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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