bristling
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“I don’t know what a ‘John Turturro type’ is,” he says, bristling slightly at the suggestion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
High overhead, military aircraft bristling with antennas and probes scan surrounding waters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The top is divided into 10-by-10 grids bristling with small colorful flags designating where the plants should be placed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Or Santos bristling at her new boss’s insistence on clearing her charting backlog while tending cranky patients.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
And in less than half an hour, Stella’s front room was filled with the bristling anger of the black men of Bumblebee.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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