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stuffy

[stuhf-ee] / ˈstʌf i /




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The logic behind it is firmly rooted in 19th-century London; back then, the city’s financial elite would regularly escape their stuffy urban environs during the summer months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Call it a rolling away of the stone from stuffy religiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

When it was founded in Aberdeenshire the firm portrayed itself as a rebellious challenger to a UK brewing industry it regarded as stuffy and corporate.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“This doesn’t have to be a stuffy, fourth-wall drama,” says Michael Fell, the show’s creative director.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

I remember feeling like the room was stuffy with power when Tano was around.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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