spiky

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as inabrasive

as inargumentative
as inechinate
as inknifelike
as inlancinating
as inpolemic
as inpolemical
as inpricky
as inscrappy
as insharp
as instabbing
as inthistly
as inthorny
as inlitigiousness

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The furry limb, spiky-leaf trees are native to the area, and it is currently illegal to remove them since they are a candidate for protection under the California Endangered Species Act.

A COUPLE BULLDOZED 36 JOSHUA TREES TO BUILD A HOME. NOW THEY FACE AN $18,000 FINE.JULIAN MARKJULY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST

The block that followed was much larger, the size of a small brick, its surfaces angled together into a sharp point, like a microcosm of the spiky mountains all around us.

THE CRYSTAL HUNTERS OF CHAMONIXSIMON AKAMJUNE 8, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

She wore a blue T-shirt with the words “Don’t Try Me,” matching her spiky blue bob.

THE CHILD CARE INDUSTRY WAS COLLAPSING. MRS. JACKIE BET EVERYTHING ON AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM TO SAVE IT.BY LIZZIE PRESSERMAY 1, 2021PROPUBLICA

He sampled the spiky “Ether” for the boom-bap of Run the Jewels’ “The Ground Below,” his way of sharing the music with a new generation of listeners.

GANG OF FOUR CHANGED THE WAY PUNK SOUNDED AND WHAT IT COULD SAY. A NEW BOX SET REVEALS THE PEAK OF THEIR POWER.ANDY BETAMARCH 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Developed by Sayeed Khan, who was a grandson of indentured laborers, the brand’s spice mix is a household staple, adored for its nuanced and spiky flavor.

TRINIDAD-STYLE ALOO AND CHANNA INFUSES AN INDIAN CLASSIC WITH CARIBBEAN FLAVORBRIGID WASHINGTONJANUARY 22, 2021WASHINGTON POST

That was down from 104 percent a few years earlier, but still uncomfortably full when a spiky germ so easily slips from face to face.

ON SURVIVING—AND LEAVING—PRISON DURING A PANDEMICSARAH SCOLESJANUARY 21, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE

Those looking for a culprit here can blame a spiky virus around 100 nanometers in diameter.

WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO BEAT COVID: SOME CLUES FROM OUR 2020 CHANGE THE WORLD LISTCLEAF2013SEPTEMBER 21, 2020FORTUNE

With pop-out structures, the shoes’ soles go from flat to spiky as someone walks.

SHAPE-SHIFTING CUTS GIVE SHOES A BETTER GRIPCAROLYN WILKEJULY 14, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS

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