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ruff

[ruhf] / rʌf /




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The Sabres were so desperate that in 2024 they brought back Lindy Ruff, the coach who last led them to the postseason more than a decade earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Being able to influence and change that mechanism, Prof Ruff explained, "is what makes this discovery clinically relevant".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

This year features a record-breaking 150 rescue dogs from 72 shelters across the United States, Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands, split into Team Ruff and Team Fluff.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

I think they were on tour by then and I was with Ruff Ryders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

"There are some things," Peter Ruff said slowly, "which are never finished."

From The Double Four by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)




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