fluffed
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After a delay of 17 minutes, Real Madrid forward Brahim Diaz - the tournament's top scorer with five goals - fluffed his lines from the penalty spot with a bizarre and untimely Panenka attempt.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
He scored a crucial break in the seventh game of set three when Diallo fluffed a forehand from the baseline and took control as his opponent's error count surged.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
Launched in 1964, four years after Coronation Street, the show initially ran five days a week and was also known for performers' fluffed lines.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
Short answer: Syrupy oil fluffed into a semi-solid.
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025
And my chickens were all fluffed up together having naps, not doing anything unusual, and no one was paying any attention to them with an ostrich and everything here.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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