stocky
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Born in 1860 in the rural northwest of Pennsylvania, Frisbee was a stocky, mustached man with many strings to his bow.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Born in then-Soviet Lithuania, the 53-year-old - tall, stocky, talkative - describes himself as ethnically Russian.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Ron, a New Yorker from Long Island, was Vince’s stocky, tattooed business partner.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
“This is Edwin,” said one of them, nodding toward a stocky, ponytailed man in the group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
Even with his stocky waterman’s body to break the wind, our journey back up the path was a treacherous one.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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The Son of Neptune
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