puff
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A 12-course banquet of huff and puff finally brought to an end by one of the few bouts of coherent football that led to Ryan Naderi's winner.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
One man’s fixation is another man’s repulsive, venomous puff adder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
More impressively, Melton manages to exhale a puff of smoke so thick that cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck can still see it through the set’s fog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Cut one sheet of puff pastry into four rectangles and arrange them on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
A puff adder reared up out of the drawer at her.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Tolkan was also well known for drilling Maverick and Goose with swift reprimands and tough love between puffs of his cigar as their commanding officer, Tom “Stinger” Jardian, in the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
It was painful to stand on the balcony, where I grow my tomatoes and chilies, and watch plumes of smoke rise on the horizon as puffs of interceptions appeared in the blue sky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
The naan is then placed in a very hot tandoor until it puffs up and brown spots appear.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
At certain moments, small air puffs increased the animals' arousal level.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
And a Greek girl named Anna would bring a plate of honey puffs or butter cookies.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Trump, soaking in the praise from his aides and the guests, crossed his arms and puffed out his chest, people familiar with the event said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the pastry borders are puffed and beginning to turn golden.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
An October 1992 Texaco refinery explosion in Wilmington blew out windows, shook houses like an earthquake and puffed out potentially toxic vapor that went downwind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
And Manchester United's Mateus Cunha made it three after the break on a night where Scotland huffed and puffed, but were ultimately outclassed.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
I heard nothing, but Nero’s back rose and his tail puffed to twice its normal size.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
He eventually entered to find his boss, Winston Churchill, and Gen. Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French, puffing cigars and “sitting side by side with amiable expressions on their faces.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Inevitably, amid the weekly huffing and puffing, you share stories and life updates with a trainer, who oftentimes becomes a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
On Monday, the Navy veteran told reporters that Hegseth’s machismo came off like a child puffing up his chest.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
He says this while puffing out his cheeks with an exaggerated sigh.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
The Herding Machine hauled bales of hay into the pasture and the cows gathered around to eat, steam puffing from their mouths.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
