brag
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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
I feel bad about all this, but I have made a commitment to brag, so I have to see how these snafus reflect positively on me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Shannon Alsheimer said students in her daughter Haylie’s Carver, Mass., high school brag that “their mom got them a 504” before the SAT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Apologies for the brief brag, but I gave up quite a few racetrack days at Watkins Glen to make that happen — so it feels like a hard-earned win.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
She had looked so excited when Genie’d burst through the door with Grandpop, standing in front of a big ol’ birthday cake, clearly ready to brag about it, ready to hear Ernie brag about shooting.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
He keeps going to the doctor, has bruises on both hands, and brags about passing dementia tests.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
“I have not missed an issue in 32 years,” he brags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Nobody brags about water stocks at cocktail parties — that’s how you know they might actually work.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
Bears competition seems nowhere near its end, with the ranking brags continuing on social media and campus websites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
But Double-Ugly brags he’s too fast wid it tuh git hurt, but Ah knowed better.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
Johnson claimed that Kean had addressed the matter “appropriately” and bragged about texting the Republican to tell him, “We’re in your corner and we’re behind you 100%.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Bob Trebilcock relates that, near the peak of the tech bubble, the janitor at his church bragged about his day-trading profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
She bragged that she had people who would do anything for her.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
She said he bragged about lending money to Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
He told his family how he had persuaded me to take his case and bragged that I only represented people who were smart and charming.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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
In turn that gave Musk — whether intentionally or coincidentally — bragging rights as a pioneering trillionaire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
"To bring in talent, you need money... I'm not bragging -- give me 30 or 50 kids, train them here for three years, and I'll make the whole world know about guanniu."
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Memory efficiency is also becoming a key bragging point for some.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She normally did not offer up this type of information, in case it was considered bragging.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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