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Even the most abrasive moments are calibrated to present Lisa in a good light - but the director credits the star with ensuring the film was not a mere puff piece.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Now it is difficult to find running or walking shoes that aren’t raised on a platform of puff, some with the added oomph of a layer, or plate, of carbon fiber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

A 12-course banquet of huff and puff finally brought to an end by one of the few bouts of coherent football that led to Ryan Naderi's winner.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

More impressively, Melton manages to exhale a puff of smoke so thick that cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck can still see it through the set’s fog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

For some reason, Jiichan’s words felt like a puff of air on Hanako’s face.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Tolkan was also well known for drilling Maverick and Goose with swift reprimands and tough love between puffs of his cigar as their commanding officer, Tom “Stinger” Jardian, in the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

The process involves a special oven that chills the product, heats it, steals away its moisture and puffs it up.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

At certain moments, small air puffs increased the animals' arousal level.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025

As the growing season progresses, the plant puffs itself into a roughly spherical shape, until the first frosts, when it snaps off its stalk and waits to be blown across the landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

By the time she opens her eyes, ready, a half dozen little substitute puffs have blown out all the candles.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the pastry borders are puffed and beginning to turn golden.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

An October 1992 Texaco refinery explosion in Wilmington blew out windows, shook houses like an earthquake and puffed out potentially toxic vapor that went downwind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Her mother was one of 2,075 brides wearing the “Blessing Dress,” a white polyester and satin gown with puffed sleeves and a modest high neckline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

And Manchester United's Mateus Cunha made it three after the break on a night where Scotland huffed and puffed, but were ultimately outclassed.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

He pushed together his lips and puffed out his cheeks—his best Storch imitation.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

He ends many days with a workout, huffing and puffing in the office gym in the lobby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

He eventually entered to find his boss, Winston Churchill, and Gen. Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French, puffing cigars and “sitting side by side with amiable expressions on their faces.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

“She’s Captain America,” Bowe said, puffing out her chest and sitting up straighter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

On Monday, the Navy veteran told reporters that Hegseth’s machismo came off like a child puffing up his chest.

From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025

It watched her through the mirror, its mouth hanging open, smoke puffing out in short breaths.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi