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stubbly







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He had a buzz cut and brown eyes, a stubbly beard and a wrestler’s build.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2025

He watched the man’s stubbly, oversized face peer at his phone.

From Slate Sep. 24, 2022

“He looks convincingly ancient, with lank white hair and stubbly beard, and he performs with the creaky, painful movements of a weary, stiff-jointed old man.”

From New York Times Aug. 15, 2022

A Sheriff’s Department photo taken with a crew member showed Null dirty and with a stubbly beard but smiling broadly.

From Seattle Times May 20, 2021

Of course, he started crying, and he kissed my cheek with his wet stubbly face.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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