cuff

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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt suddenly announced it at the 1943 Casablanca conference as an aim of the World War II Allies, he did so off the cuff.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

“I teach pretty off the cuff, and my lectures are critical, so I’m also very tuned in to making sure I’m not getting recorded.”

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

They have great Gucci and Dior options, plus military releases from the ‘40s and ‘50s and cuff links.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

The name came up once, off the cuff, and stuck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Carla sits next to me on the couch, and I hold out my hand for the blood pressure cuff.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon