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She may bristle at the paperwork or issues of mortality.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

So what gets me to bristle a little bit is that when I have to talk about that, that means — respectfully — I’m talking to somebody who doesn’t know anything about me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

Most belonged to groups such as marine bristle worms, crustaceans, and mollusks, including snails and mussels.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026

If it were her back or another tough area that warranted a good scratch, she would use the bristle end of a broom.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

Van Eck seemed to bristle slightly at being lumped in with Kaz, but he said, “It’s lethal. An ordinary mind cannot tolerate parem in even the lowest doses.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

We gather her keen interest isn’t entirely touristy but also, because Hinds is so good, that his wisecracks about religion — which she bristles at — have a basis in something personal, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

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

Dr Xand says it's important to "focus on the sensation of the bristles" and approach tooth brushing mindfully, not scrolling on your phone at the same time.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025

The faces looked so young to him: braces, acne, retainers, the very first bristles of a beard.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Mock told the Journal that Fain bristled at her questioning of expenses, which she considers part of her duty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Aronowitz has bristled at this sort of criticism.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Pentagon bristled about Anthropic demanding restrictions on use of its AI for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Standout reporting on Colossal has been done by Michael Le Page of the British journal New Scientist, whose most recent article bristled with skeptical takes about the hatchling announcement from established scientists.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

He bristled, and the crowd around him seemed to hold their breath all at once.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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

The top is divided into 10-by-10 grids bristling with small colorful flags designating where the plants should be placed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 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

The manticore threw off his coat and transformed into his true self, his lion claws extended and his spiky tail bristling with poison barbs.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan