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Even when individual World Cups have resulted in duff events, there have still been magical moments produced.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023

Now, young stages of butterflies, moths and other beneficial insects are nestled in last year’s leaves, some of them munching on decomposing duff — leaves, twigs, bark and other plant litter.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023

Smoke and low-intensity flames are expected to continue until soils and fuels in the duff layer become saturated.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

The duff — needles, branches and other plant detritus — is 2 to 3 feet deep in some parts of the Angeles National Forest, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

When he got to the pines he knelt and laid him in the gritty duff and covered him with the blankets and sat watching him.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

M. M. Keeravani, the song’s composer, used duffs, an Indian skin drum, for the main beats, adding in mandolins for the melody.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2023

But, perhaps most importantly, she’s here to remind others to get off their duffs and out into the world, no matter their ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

But nobody will ever discover those capabilities if Siri duffs the basics on an equally regular basis.

From The Verge ● Sep. 14, 2020

But it’s likely to boost CrossFit studio memberships much in the same way that “The Biggest Loser” inspired couch potatoes to get off their duffs and join a gym.

From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2019

“We aren’t just going to sit around on our fat duffs and do nothing, are we?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

I don't know how far he's got into it, because I saw him playing not long ago and he duffed his chip into the water.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2023

He closed with a 71 for 6-under 282 and appeared to have the Open wrapped up when Costantino Rocca, needing birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff, duffed a chip.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2022

That’s twice the Wallabies have duffed the restart, this time it’s Koroibete who’s the culprit.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2019

My only real concern was when they duffed a shot a few yards into the infield and instinctively chased after it, narrowly avoiding shanked 8-irons that screamed by their heads.

From Golf Digest ● Jun. 16, 2019

And how he duffed in in the other department!

From The Story of Leather by Bassett, Sara Ware

BROADCASTER: He went into his previous Masters duffing chips all over the place, yet he was fine when he got there, so you can never tell with him.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2018

When they got down to hitting a golf ball, Fowler was the first to cock it up, duffing his greenside chip to gift the best player in the world first blood after just five minutes.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2014

England's agony has gone on, day after day, like that same golfer being forced to play round after failing round, an Open every week, duffing drives and missing putts, swing in pieces, galleries guffawing.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2013

While they ought to be duffing up Macedonia at home, Croatia must negotiate a potentially awkward match in Wales, who could make life difficult for Igor Stimac's side.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2013

So perhaps there won't be any need for "duffing" after all.'

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf