puffing
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Santiago Sainz, president of Ford France, tried to do his best showman routine, puffing up the brand in a busy exhibit hall alongside high-tech luxury models from BYD’s premium brand and Huawei-backed newcomer Aito.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 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
Heavily puffing his cheeks out as he left Court One was a sign of the difficulties he had endured on a testing evening from which he will hope to learn.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
With mighty Yankee Aaron Judge huffing and puffing at the plate, a lone insistent chant emerged from a Dodger fan lurking in the shadows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
He stood taller, puffing out his muscular chest even more.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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