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But plaintiff attorneys bristle that the program limits their fees at 10% of the award, much less than the 30% to 40% they obtain in contingency fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Twelve months on, for their Premier League opener at Brighton on Sunday, Ollie Watkins was the name to make Emery bristle.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

She may bristle at the paperwork or issues of mortality.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Like other predatory bristle worms, this species has jaws built from structural proteins and ions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 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

An exquisite anthology of Cohn’s writing from his early days through the present, “Corner Boy” bristles with the electric, contrarian voice of a working cultural critic.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

I see my wilderness home muddy with wallows and stippled with pig bristles.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga bristled at the suggestion of a meeting without Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

In a tense opening set, Sabalenka bristled with frustration early on as unforced errors crept into her game while Pegula settled quickly and struck the ball cleanly.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

April Bradley recently bristled at having to pay $7.95 for a shipping label to return a pair of Lane Bryant jeans she bought online that didn’t fit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Under Moreno, the city bristled, the “of Anaheim” part of “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim” had disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

But when he and Hab entered the schoolhouse, and Master Watson bristled his eyebrows at them, Nat’s knees began to shake.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

The production is marked by a rare fluidity and ease, while at the same time bristling with energy and bright humor interspersed with moments of arresting, rich feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Jasper Wiese had swept past Alex Coles with a run bristling with evil intent.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

Or Santos bristling at her new boss’s insistence on clearing her charting backlog while tending cranky patients.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026

Where he had once cared for only one boy, he now brimmed with love for this bristling vixen and her ragged brother.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker