buff
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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
Initially asked to look at both the roles of whimsigoth physics buff Fig and the bubbly yet emotionally complex Cherry, described by Alloway as a “Texas Brigitte Bardot,” Pedretti fell hard for the latter.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Andrew - who had always been a big history buff - also began compulsively buying antique pens, pottery and cricket memorabilia.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
It took him a month to make the life-sized figure, and another three to scale it, cast it in bronze and for his team to painstakingly polish and buff the outer surface.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
That point would be marked by a gigantic thunderclap, after which Alvarez would haul his gangly frame into the tube to strip away the stalagmites and stalactites and buff the surface smooth.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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