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buff

[buhf] / bʌf /






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The newly serious film buff suddenly refuses to watch anything with subtitles turned off.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

A lifelong car buff, he visited numerous dealerships and crunched numbers for all sorts of cars, sedans, EVs and hybrids.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

The man is so buff that my father would look like a shrimp by comparison.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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