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buff

[buhf] / bʌf /






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Yet that may start to change now that the stink of loserdom is starting to lift, and the party now has a raft of new leaders to buff its image.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Wilson said as an actor and a movie buff, it was a thrill to see how the action sequences were put together.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

A surfer and physical fitness buff, Brambles rose through the ranks quickly, eventually becoming a supervisor in the elite Organized Crime Intelligence Division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

All they want to do is play blindman’s buff and ghost-in-the-graveyard, but that’s hard to do inside our tiny house.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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