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[buhf] / bʌf /






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Dad was a bit of a history buff and I was on my first big trip away from home.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Dingell said she's still trying to figure out if Piker is popular because "he exercises and looks buff."

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

He’s flanked by fountain fireworks while a buff guitarist with a blond mullet and glittery spandex shorts wails on guitar to the tune of Lenny Kravitz’s cover of “American Woman.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Simmons, a self-confessed family history buff, said his great-grandfather studied in London between 1839 to 1844.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

For a second I thought he was Ares, because this guy looked exactly like the god of war—tall and buff, with a cruel scarred face and closely shaved black hair.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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