beard
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Outwardly, Kenig, with a sharp-featured face and salt-and-pepper beard, does not reveal his inner wounds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Ted: “. . .I mean, really, this isn’t really a beard yet.”
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
But later that year he apologised for a costume he wore which included a black wig, beard and a fake hooked nose, which critics said was antisemitic.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Old friend Kirk Cousins will warm the Raiders offense long enough for No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza to grow a grizzly Kenny Stabler-style beard or for part-owner Brady to un-retire, whatever comes first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
A man with a gray beard got off the runners.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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This may explain why he has no problem when white men have beards, as seen on his church leader, Doug Wilson, or the many celebrities the defense secretary likes to take photos with.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
I certainly haven’t noticed that modern television is overflowing with strapping, brawny men, some sporting magnificent beards or manly manes on their heads, atop bodies as smooth as Barbie dolls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
I wasn’t surprised to learn the two men were close friends; they even look alike, with their long white beards and sparkling eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
In an earlier era, George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees, forbade his players to wear their hair long or have beards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
At first she's a glimpse, caught her going between the van and the front door, talking to the beards.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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"There was heavy fighting," said Tawfiq Al Haboun, a bearded commander in camouflage uniform.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Quigley, bearded and burly but soft-edged with a deliberative way of speaking that can serve a range of emotions, is brilliant, and Patel balances him admirably.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
That’s his superpower: He’s a bearded human worm.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Hidden in the basement of a supermarket, the thick smell of sweat hangs heavy in the air as she pushes weights alongside bearded muscle-men.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
"We'll hunt bearded seals on the ice," he said.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Some say this bearding trend began with the 1980s television series “Miami Vice,” wherein the actor Don Johnson sported a 5-o’clock shadow that was much commented on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
There’s talk of bearding dragons in their den and of forthcoming battles, plus a rather lovely foray into a deep cave system.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016
One can only imagine what Mr. Beale might have done with the character if the script had been more daring in bearding Stalin in his innermost lair.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2012
John Buckler, 31, from Lansing, Mich., likened the bearding community to a social club.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011
The grey moss grew thickly here, covering the fallen stones in great mounds and bearding all the towers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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