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Recent Examples of stubbledSchatzline, a stubbled, sleepy-eyed man in his early thirties, gave an opening prayer.—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026 The standard fit is a single foil shaver, perfect for detailing edges or mowing over stubbled necklines.—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
The fossils belong to Captorhinus, a small early reptile roughly the size of a bearded dragon that lived approximately 289–286 million years ago.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
The strongest lingering image of Vernon in the broader culture is still the bearded woodsman who retreated to the wilderness with a broken heart and returned with a gnomic, insular album that would against all odds come to define its era, or at least one tendency within it.