fluff
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Davies said fledglings would "glide like a kite" once they lost their fluff and got their primary feathers, and were shown the ropes by the older generation.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He notices the thin layer of silver fluff reappearing on his skull with resignation, then angry despair.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
And that tells you how much fluff was in crypto to begin with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
“Spam, fluff, clickbait, churnalism, kitsch — slop: These are all ways to describe mass-produced, low-quality content.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
The eagle’s body looks stuffed like a beanbag, not fluff and bones, like before.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Yeh categorizes sweet salads with affection and a wink: cookie salads, Jell-O salads, candy bar salads, fluffs.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2025
“I realized these fluffs were dead mice that were melted into our oven that I had fed our family with for four years,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022
He fluffs his chip up, which comes back towards bis feet.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2022
His white hair fluffs out above his tanned face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2019
He fluffs his beanbag before saying, “I don’t get it, Axel.”
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
James, who had fluffed his first run, was next to go and punched the air with his trademark red gloves but his score of 93.50 was only enough to lift him into the silver position.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
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
Verreynne fluffed a ramp - UltraEdge showing he had in fact got some bat on it - before he delivered the winning moment in a more orthodox fashion on the drive.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
Now, in the warmth, he fluffed his wings and chirped.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
“It looked like a UPS truck in here. I mean, look at me,” she adds, fluffing the ruffles of her Accidente Con Flores dress, her intricately manicured fingers decorated with colorful Zuni Toons rings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Heading into the free skate section in the lead, Malinin capitulated, fluffing his signature quad axel jump and falling twice to the ice to plummet to eighth spot overall.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Fundamentally, Arteta isn't the one fluffing chances and missing penalties - it's more a story of individuals underdelivering.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
The simple act of tidying piles and cushions, folding blankets and fluffing pillows can quickly improve the look of a space, says New Jersey-based interior designer Jeffrey Phillips.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The room was in a frenzy of girls removing their store smocks and fluffing their hair and putting on hats.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
