gruff
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Band members Huw Bunford, Cian Ciarán, Daf Ieuan, Guto Pryce and front man Gruff Rhys will perform songs from their nine albums.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025
Gruff, empirically exact and oblivious to feelings, John approaches the world as though it were his lab.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023
Gruff and irascible, Mr. Young, who survived occasional allegations of shady ethics, was a staunch opponent of environmental causes and a tough defender of Alaska’s oil, mineral and logging industries.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 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
Why not go over and borrow one from your neighbor, Peter Gruff?
From The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan by Edholm, Lizette M.
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