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tubby

[tuhb-ee] / ˈtʌb i /


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Debbie Tubby, a TV reporter for BBC Look East, spoke to Huntley before he was arrested and later gave evidence during his trial.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

"You might be able to see a boy who's actually stuck on the sand bar out several metres away from me," said Tubby, live on air.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

On a recent weekday, a day after flying home, Donohue slapped a $100 bill on the bar at the Tubby Hook Tavern in Inwood, his buddy Rick Duggan, 74, sitting beside him.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Adams left Howard in 2013 to become Texas Tech’s director of basketball operations for Tubby Smith.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

I tell him about the Save the Manatee Club, and the sea cow named Tubby that our class adopted last year.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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