brag
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“The brag for me is the stability of it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"To the thief: we don't fault you for wanting to brag to your friends how much PBR you have, we just wish you obtained it the honourable way."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Hal is the kind of man who’d brag he came by his greatness through hard work and keeping his nose clean.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Nick Florko doesn’t want to brag or anything, but more than a year ago he wrote an article that has come to seem prescient.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Most beautiful town in Alaska,” he would brag.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
“The exact thing that he brags about is now an indictment on him,” Hinojosa told me in an August interview.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
The president often brags about the military and its lethality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
Nobody brags about water stocks at cocktail parties — that’s how you know they might actually work.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
ABC brags that it’s the only fall show to increase its overall audience for six consecutive weeks post-season premiere since 1991, when Nielsen started using electronic measurement.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
“Thirty-five gallons,” Kelton brags, as he applies the caulking with the precision of a jeweler.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
During a hearing over that issue last month, prosecutors revealed jailhouse recordings in which Lavie bragged about exploiting Cloobeck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The federal attorneys said the Tates had access to resources that could help fund an escape and they had bragged about having multiple passports.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He bragged about the stock market, the border, and his efforts to lower drug prices.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
He bragged that he’s led over 130 missions in over 30 nations, but claimed ignorance when asked for details of these daring rescues.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
“You’ll be one of a select band, of the cleverest, strongest, bravest creatures ever,” bragged the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Joining the fight for Premier League bragging rights are Manchester United, majority-owned by US family the Glazers and Chelsea, whose ownership group is headed by American Todd Boehly.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
If any move does materialise for Romero, it would be a sensational development and be another deal, following the one for Eze last season, which would present a chance for bragging rights for Arsenal fans.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
At stake: bragging rights, a modest economic boost and the chance for local analysts and office-holders to make frequent appearances as experts on the cable-TV chat shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
It was like they saw it as bragging, like ‘Ugh, fine, we get it, you’re educated.’
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Of course for some Everesters myriad other, less virtuous, motives came into play, as well: minor celebrity, career advancement, ego massage, ordinary bragging rights, filthy lucre.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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