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hairy

[hair-ee] / ˈhɛər i /




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"You can kind of picture them like hairy particles," said Moore.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

As the Washington Post reported before the hearing, Mullin has never served in the military, but he has often told stories alluding to being in hairy situations “overseas” while on “special assignments.”

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

In a typical scene, Miss Holland, played by Van der Velden with milkmaid braids and hairy armpits, chokes on the aerosol of a spray tan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

Darting through the moonlight were two small hairy shapes dressed in mismatched clothes and garish hats.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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