five o'clock shadow
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PETALUMA, Calif.—Whiskers are spreading across American politics like a five o’clock shadow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
For years, the legendary Washington Post political cartoonist Herbert Block, aka Herblock, drew Richard Nixon with a menacing five o’clock shadow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
Seeing Powell transmogrify from nerdy Gary to five o’clock shadow Ron and back again is both hilarious and tantalizing, while Arjona has a big-eyed innocence crossed with wily smarts that keeps everyone, including Gary, guessing.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2024
Simpson, whose flat stare and five o’clock shadow ended up on the cover of Time — albeit darkened unnecessarily by the magazine.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
And beneath that, a five o’clock shadow finely mists his strong jawline, just so.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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