cuff
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It was an "off the cuff comment", says Andrew, but the phrase haunts them to this day.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
“He had the ability if he was developed and stayed healthy. I think he probably overthrew and tore his rotator cuff and nobody knew it.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Now and then he announces things behind a podium, and there are regular responses to questions in press gaggles, where he reacts off the cuff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
So no one should think this was just Sotomayor riffing off the cuff.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
She saw how his arms were forced in front of him, and from her vantage point she saw the silver glint of steel below his shirt cuff.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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