beard
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And in the dugout was the familiar sight of a bald man with a short gray beard calling the shots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Commander of the Revolutionary Guards in the 1980s and 1990s, Rezaei has never been far from prominence, with his stern face and black beard a familiar presence for Iranians on TV.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Then again, Bill did have a great beard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He trimmed and groomed his beard, and made sure his short hair was neatly cut.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He was much younger than the kind woman, but he had the same laughing face, covered with a beard.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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
Above all, men have taken to facial hair—mustaches and beards, and usually both together—in loosely counted but clearly large numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“A lot of wigs, costumes, beards — fake beards,” David said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
They are described as “rugged” or “tough;” they sport beards and tattoos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Men should grow their hair and beards long, not keep them short, in what he called the “innovative” fashion.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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
Other entrants include a trans woman named Ashley Webb and a gloriously bearded Marine vet.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
The site is home to bird species including bearded tit, avocet, redshank and lapwing.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The trendy, bearded sports photographer I met for a late-night dinner at Fred 62 in Los Feliz.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
The forty-nine-year-old Bobby Fischer was described by a reporter who was covering the match for The New York Times as “an overweight, balding, bearded figure, unmistakably middle-aged, whose expression sometimes seems strikingly vacant.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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
Indeed, a pop star and a bearding champion had walked into a bar.
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
