buff up

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That means workers in roles that typically require a lot of hard skills will need to buff up on soft skills.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Still, you could hope that “The Right Thing,” the show’s 457th episode, would at least buff up the old routines, make them shiny and snappy for a night.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

Yet some investment managers view this as only the start of a scramble on Wall Street for firms to buff up their ESG credentials.

From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2021

Uber has brought on a former lawyer for the National Security Agency, who also served as a director for the National Counterterrorism Center, to help it buff up security.

From The Verge • Nov. 21, 2017

So what are the major storylines I should, uhh, buff up on?

From Golf Digest • Aug. 16, 2017