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However, he did not touch the ball once in the first half and gave away a penalty with a duff kick when afforded space for the first time in the second.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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

“The duff will give you a pungent, resonant, very bright sound,” he said.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

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

Beneath each one a precious circle of dark earth and cedar duff.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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

Berger duffs one out of the sand, and Koepka can’t scramble the par from the fringe.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 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

"Once I'd duffed that chip on to the green at 18 to about eight feet, I felt pretty safe from there," he said with a smile.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025

I’m like, ‘Yeah, you’re right, I just duffed the crap out of that chip.’

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2021

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 Sara Ware Bassett

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

He can’t make it nine consecutive points on his serve, duffing another lob into the net, but he holds to 15 with a booming ace down the middle.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2016

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 I said— 'We may as well give you a hand with this lot; but we'll go home then, and drop all this duffing work.

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