buff

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The exploits of the bizarre animated characters, including "Strawberina" and a buff open-shirt "Bananito", parody reality TV tropes, from love triangles to emotional re-couplings.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Miller, who died in 2012, was a labor history buff who realized that highly skilled workers often developed elaborate ethical codes that promoted solidarity with other employees.

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

“I’m not saying it distressingly—” He leaned forward and touched the buff gold bedspread.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey