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vaunt

[vawnt, vahnt] / vɔnt, vɑnt /


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One of Europe's hottest tickets, Swedish startup Lovable, is sending boss Anton Osika to vaunt its technology that allows users to create apps and websites via a chatbot without coding experience.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

When one warrior wins, typically the victory is punctuated by a witty defamatory "vaunt" that signals the champion's prowess and the loser's now-verified inadequacy.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021

Mr Johnson will also be keen to vaunt the success of the vaccines programme and, with the economy improving, project a sense of optimism.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2021

Phoenix has equaled Connecticut's nine-game winning streak to vaunt into contention to earn at least one bye in the playoffs.

From Fox News ● Sep. 7, 2021

Then came a rasping sound as those bright doors the key had sprung gave way— a bellow like a bull’s vaunt in a meadow— followed by her light footfall entering over the plank floor.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

He vaunts Neura's order book of over $1 billion.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

The province supplements national allocations for children with hundreds of euros more per child and vaunts child-care programs, including one that certifies educators to turn their apartments into small nurseries.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

The school’s website vaunts its success in pursuits including karate, biology, chemistry, Arabic, music and Koran recitation.

From Reuters ● Jan. 25, 2018

And the Hilton vaunts him as a "dynamic and highly driven individual" with "boundless energy".

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2018

We soon shall tame, O friends, this warrior’s might, Whom Mentor, after all his airy vaunts Hath left, and at the portal now remain Themselves alone.

From The Odyssey of Homer by William Cowper

Here’s what to know about how one of Wall Street’s most vaunted law firms reached this dire point, and how events could unfold from here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

At the same time, the team’s vaunted defense hasn’t been as scary as everyone imagined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Colleges and universities have seemed at risk of losing their vaunted place in American society over the past few years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

They talked briefly about giving him a shot at safety on Patterson’s vaunted TCU defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

“I realize that you may destroy me, and if that is my fate, I welcome it. Come now, let us see if the vaunted reputation of the djinn is well deserved!”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Was it perhaps because of the energy devoted — admirably — to vaunting its low eco footprint?

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022

The government says Greece will now be able to stand on its own two feet, vaunting 1.4% growth in 2017 and a planned return to the markets later this year.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2018

In the end, however, the controversy only seemed to stoke interest in the title, vaunting Paramount to the top of the U.S. studio earners in China after a lackluster showing in the country in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2015

When did the vaunting and flaunting of designer shoes, shoe closets, and shoe collections become so vital to any gal in pursuit of social currency?

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2012

It’s easy enough now, on the high-speed road in a dependable and comfortable car, with stopping places for shade and every service station vaunting its refrigeration.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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