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fluff

[fluhf] / flʌf /




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Davies said fledglings would "glide like a kite" once they lost their fluff and got their primary feathers, and were shown the ropes by the older generation.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Most recent media articles about Trinity are AI-generated fluff while there are thousands about Apple and its products.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

While there’s nothing wrong, per se, with ExpressVPN’s extra bundled goodies, they come down to fluff.

From Salon Mar. 13, 2026

Shadow went and out came back later with some fluff — soft material like pine needles, moss or grass — to warm and cushion the egg.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

It'd oozed out of its wrapper, but we picked off the bits of pocket fluff and it tasted okay.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Yeh categorizes sweet salads with affection and a wink: cookie salads, Jell-O salads, candy bar salads, fluffs.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2025

“I realized these fluffs were dead mice that were melted into our oven that I had fed our family with for four years,” she said.

From Washington Post Sep. 22, 2022

Rafa Mir - the man who replaced Rakitic - should score from six yards but fluffs his header.

From The Guardian Sep. 14, 2021

Which is kind of the problem, because as every SoCal resident knows, palm trees shed, and we’re not talking gentle fluffs of fur.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2018

Alex fluffs his curly hair and then throws in a little beat box.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

Rose's momentum stalled with a bogey on the 11th, while a fluffed chip cost him another shot on the iconic par-three 12th.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

The Angolan defender fluffed an attempted clearance of a corner and Mohamed Hashem prodded the ball into the net past Chiefs captain and goalkeeper Brandon Petersen.

From Barron's Nov. 23, 2025

He won one of his 16 Tests against the Aussies, and fluffed his lines in the 2015 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2025

She fluffed the pillows, then checked her tiny bathroom and set out a towel.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

So, I’m fluffing pillows and I’m making the bed, doing all these things.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

Heading into the free skate section in the lead, Malinin capitulated, fluffing his signature quad axel jump and falling twice to the ice to plummet to eighth spot overall.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

Additionally, adding a clean tennis ball or dryer balls can aid in the fluffing process by gently agitating the pillows.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2023

Chelsea fully deserved their win, although they squandered several big opportunities before Raheem Sterling made the breakthrough after 43 minutes, firing past Dortmund keeper Alexander Meyer after initially fluffing his shot.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2023

He pulled the cotton apart, and Twig and I joined him, fluffing white clouds for Cotton Ball Heaven.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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