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But plaintiff attorneys bristle that the program limits their fees at 10% of the award, much less than the 30% to 40% they obtain in contingency fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“I bristle sometimes with the attitude that like, ‘Wow, we’re all going to hell, ha ha ha!’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

From a distance, Malaysia's Forest City looks 3D-printed: a bristle of identical white blocks clustered on an otherwise unremarkable coastline.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

She may bristle at the paperwork or issues of mortality.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

I hear my own voice tighten as I bristle at some unspoken accusation.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The White House also bristles at Amodei's repeated warnings about the dangers of AI -- including the impact on jobs -- and his calls to regulate its deployment like airlines or banks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

She bristles when she realizes some dentists are using AI images to upsell patients—deploying color-coded overlays to dramatize borderline findings and justify questionable treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Elephants are born with about 1,000 of these bristles, lead author Andrew Schulz told AFP, many of them anchored in the trunk's wrinkles to act like feelers and help the animals assess their surroundings.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Manning bristles at the terms “arm talent” and proclamations that a certain quarterback can “spin it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

They came at Old Yeller with their bristles up, roaring and popping their teeth.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

Shanahan, McVay’s friend/mentor/nemesis, had bristled at the fact that the 49ers were chosen as the Rams’ opponent because it took away the ability of 49ers fans to descend onto SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In a tense opening set, Sabalenka bristled with frustration early on as unforced errors crept into her game while Pegula settled quickly and struck the ball cleanly.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

April Bradley recently bristled at having to pay $7.95 to return a pair of Lane Bryant jeans she had purchased online that didn’t fit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The White House has also bristled at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's repeated warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence -- including the impact on jobs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The dog bristled at her, baring its teeth in an ugly snarl, but let her pass by.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

He admits now many in China have "material abundance" and "skylines bristling with high-rises and streets teeming with traffic."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

A few blocks away, members of another branch of the House of Rothschild were bristling over the reputational knock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

Or Santos bristling at her new boss’s insistence on clearing her charting backlog while tending cranky patients.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026

The hair on his neck was bristling, and he was looking up at Alice, who wiped a wet and soapy hand on her dress before stroking his head with it.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman