scuff
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Andy O’Bryan, who co-founded an online group for entrepreneurs interested in AI, said he’s seen more people trying to scuff up AI-generated prose with typos or run-on sentences.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
First, users of the iconic flame maker tend to become very sentimental about them, cherishing each engraving, embellishment scuff and dent that incurred over a lifetime of sparking.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
That means you can ask your bank to waive late fees or overcharge fees, or ask for a discount on shoes that have a scuff on them.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023
“True believers,” the novelist Jeanette Winterson wrote, “would rather see governments topple and history rewritten than scuff the cover of their faith.”
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023
I have a wide black elastic cinch belt with an imitation gold clasp buckle, and flat ballerina shoes of velveteen that scuff as I walk and bulge out at the sides.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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