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Even the most abrasive moments are calibrated to present Lisa in a good light - but the director credits the star with ensuring the film was not a mere puff piece.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

From the aerial view, I see a puff of smoke.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

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

The flute was invented by Athena, but she threw it away because in order to play it she had to puff out her cheeks and disfigure her face.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The menu centers on ultra-creamy hummus bowls served with pillowy pita puffs and topped with everything from falafel to Wagyu shawarma.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

The process involves a special oven that chills the product, heats it, steals away its moisture and puffs it up.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

At certain moments, small air puffs increased the animals' arousal level.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025

My breath fogs out in giant puffs in front of me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

Each one has a crisp, dramatically puffed border surrounding a baked egg, with salty pancetta, sharp pecorino and enough black pepper to send the whole thing in a cacio e pepe direction.

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

Describing the scene as the "wild west", Liverpool's Garnett describes fighting in rooms full of smoke while fans puffed on cigarettes.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

The dragon puffed a little cloud of smoke and sent Jeremy a confused jumble of colors.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Santiago Sainz, president of Ford France, tried to do his best showman routine, puffing up the brand in a busy exhibit hall alongside high-tech luxury models from BYD’s premium brand and Huawei-backed newcomer Aito.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

The care support worker showed them the scene through his camera with Edwards "huffing and puffing" on the other end of the phone while getting into position following a five-minute uphill bike push.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 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

Mr. Fun was huffing and puffing from the run.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon