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Skepticism predominated at the time, with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott fearing OpenAI might "storm off to Amazon in a huff."

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Never having to huff your own engine exhaust is even better—you just don’t notice how smelly gas cars can be until you’ve been out of one for a while.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

After a suit-and-tie celebration, which neither seems too celebratory about, Shane leaves his hotel room in a huff and escapes to the hotel gym for a late night stationary bike ride.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

We take a walk around The Row to place a to-go order at Pizzeria Bianco while we huff the blotters doused with our potential perfume picks.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024

Most of the Hobbits and the Men of Bree went off then and there in a huff, having no fancy for further entertainment that evening.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

“Everything cool is banned in the Soviet Union,” he huffs.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

A man dressed head to toe in camouflage and carrying an AR-style rifle huffs and puffs his way up one hill and scans the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

Indianapolis Colts: Jeff Saturday isn’t coming back, no matter how much owner Jim Irsay huffs and puffs.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2023

We would pop the hot dumplings into our mouths far too quickly, and after a symphony of huffs and puffs, they would settle into our bellies and warm us from the inside out.

From Salon ● May 26, 2022

She wipes her brow and huffs and puffs.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

“Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what’s already there,” Prince famously huffed to Billboard in 2013.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

United, missing injured forwards Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha, huffed and puffed but could not find an equaliser despite 25 shots on goal to Everton's three.

From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025

“Yes, the company has agreed in principle to settle the lawsuit, and as reported, it does not include an apology,” Cheeks huffed to the investors, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2025

With head coach Andy Farrell deep in British and Irish Lions prep, his assistant Simon Easterby has stepped up to lead a team who huffed and puffed their way through November.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025

I couldn’t get enough of her to hug, so I clung to her hand as she huffed up the three steps into Abuela’s house.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

The movie is fueled by pure star power and you can’t fault Oscar voters for huffing its fumes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

But, in truth, they were huffing and puffing before that moment of madness made life even more difficult.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025

Despite their far-from-ideal preparations, there was no huffing and puffing from Andreatta and her players.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

It’s not unusual to see participants sweating and huffing, their limbs trembling, at the end of a set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025

I’d sifted through seven boxes of different-sized tortoiseshell buttons when Abby came bursting through the door, huffing air like she’d run a marathon.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry