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Standing around three feet high, the modern koala is roughly 25 pounds of claws and teeth, tufty ears and fluffy white marsupial tummy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Sprinkle treats or kibble into the tufty mat and let your pet root away.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
Between his regrettable mullet and tufty chin-beard in “The Last Duel” and his Everyman dad-bod in “Stillwater,” Damon might deserve an award for least vain actor of 2021.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021
Spieth sends his second way left, onto the side of a large tufty hill running down the hole.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
His white hair stands out in puffs around his ears, tufty; he looks like a baby bird.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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