buff
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Dad was a bit of a history buff and I was on my first big trip away from home.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Dingell said she's still trying to figure out if Piker is popular because "he exercises and looks buff."
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
A surfer and physical fitness buff, Brambles rose through the ranks quickly, eventually becoming a supervisor in the elite Organized Crime Intelligence Division.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Simmons, a self-confessed family history buff, said his great-grandfather studied in London between 1839 to 1844.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Root drew a house of three stories with gables and a peaked roof, in red brick, buff sandstone, blue granite, and black slate; Burnham refined the drawings and guided construction.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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