strut
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Because China's future workforce is not quite ready to strut out.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Whether or not you agree, “Power Surge” makes for a dense but rewarding narrative with its cast of CEOs and filmmakers who strut across—and occasionally fall off—the stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s more like a random array of groups eager to strut their stuff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Each human model and their shorter android companion took turns to strut their stuff in unison on stage.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
The three of us strut our stuff, bebopping all over Suesetta’s bedroom.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
Five days later, Mladić strutted into town surrounded by TV camera crews.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
While the popular girls strutted through the halls with their effortless Pinterest-inspired updos, I was applying brown eyeshadow to my scalp to disguise the sparse spots.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
A grinning Bovino strutted around with media in tow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Despite Ward’s reservations about the song, it strutted all the way to No. 1 on the Hot 100.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
No bold, swaggering expressions strutted across her face as the glow of the castle rippled in her eyes.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
“And then there’s some funny stuff too,” Dan explained, strutting around the store, with a sense of importance.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The school drew parents like therapist Kavita Ramani and her computer-engineer husband, who delighted at the sight of their bright first-grader strutting with joy after a day at Tessellations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
New Yorkers can’t get enough of the strutting woodcock.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Once when I was very young, a magic dancer appeared in our courtyard, strutting like a cock and hissing like a snake.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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