bristles

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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

Cohen bristles at the term meme stock, telling the Journal it is “a label people use when they don’t want to do the work” on a stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

And while the ship bristles with hi-tech communications equipment, it's what we can't see that is of most concern.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

It’s impossible to recapture the magic of the first season, but Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Season 2, starring Jenna Ortega, bristles with its own ghoulish charm.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

The green earflaps, full of large ears and uncut hair and the fine bristles that grew in the ears themselves, stuck out on either side like turn signals indicating two directions at once.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole