stubble

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Police, who have appealed for sightings, described Mr Sambrook as white, 5ft 8ins, of medium build, with ash blond short hair, ginger/blond stubble, blue eyes, and has a West Yorkshire accent.

From BBC

Insects can persist in the stubble after harvest, because it’s not plowed under, then transmit viruses when they feed on the regenerating sprouts in the spring.

From Science Magazine

Bleached by the end of summer, the dramatic dried stalks persist until wind and rain turn them to stubble.

From Seattle Times

He said he was ready and looked the part, his face filled with the stubble from his habit of shaving only right after a start.

From Seattle Times

Northern India’s pollution woes during the onset of winter mainly stem from vehicular emissions and the burning of crop stubble to clear fields.

From Seattle Times