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gruff

[gruhf] / grʌf /




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Gruff, empirically exact and oblivious to feelings, John approaches the world as though it were his lab.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

They join past winners like Gruff Rhys, Gwenno and Adwaith.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023

If the audience, too, loses track of where things are trudging, the original soundtrack by Gruff Rhys constantly chimes in to describe the plot, crooning, “I want my old life back.”

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

When Jonathan Persofsky performed focus-group testing for his Green Gruff cricket-based dog treats, packages covered with images of bugs scored very poorly.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021

I wasn't impressed with Peter Gruff, as you know.

From The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan by Edholm, Lizette M.




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