fluffed
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He scored a crucial break in the seventh game of set three when Diallo fluffed a forehand from the baseline and took control as his opponent's error count surged.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
Launched in 1964, four years after Coronation Street, the show initially ran five days a week and was also known for performers' fluffed lines.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
He won one of his 16 Tests against the Aussies, and fluffed his lines in the 2015 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025
A brown hen sat on the nest, her wings fluffed around the eggs.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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