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stubble

[stuhb-uhl] / ˈstʌb əl /


NOUN
five o'clock shadow
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Years of efforts to tackle the problem, including work-from-home policies and rules on crop stubble burning, have done little to alleviate the issue.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Silver pearls glisten on the men’s foreheads and their eyes are sunken deep in their pale faces, framed in a stubble of beard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The city's pollution problem becomes worse in winter as farmers in neighbouring states burn crop stubble.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

His stubble had grown into a wispy beard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

They ran fast through the stubble until they neared the trees.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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