flash
Example Sentences
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The flash memory company has benefited from soaring memory costs and a healthy dose of investor hype, which it validated by crushing earnings estimates in January.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Statistics Canada’s flash estimate indicates GDP expanded 0.2% in February, matching the pace in December as manufacturing recovered and mining increased.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
These bursts typically occur when a massive star collapses into a black hole, producing a brief and intense flash of high-energy gamma rays.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
“They sell flash cards that are like the Farrow & Ball paint chips you get for home improvement projects,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
And then, without warning, the song finished, the kingfisher took flight and, with another flash of blue whizzing across the water, it was gone.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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