bristling

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Countries are pushing the president to stick to deals made last year, and some are bristling at U.S. allegations of unfair trade practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Messi and his team-mates will head into the final bristling with confidence after another ruthless, high-scoring demolition job that followed on from their 4-0 drubbing of FC Cincinnati in the previous round.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

The tower is bristling with high-tech instruments - sensors that track almost everything happening between the forest and the atmosphere: water vapor, carbon dioxide, sunlight, and essential nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

“Whenever you have two militaries bristling that close together, there could be real action,” said Christopher Sabatini, a senior fellow for Latin America at the think tank Chatham House.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

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