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flash

[flash] / flæʃ /


NOUN
demonstration
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG






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But in the past year, demand by AI hyperscalers has quintupled prices for flash, according to research firm TechInsights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"In a flash, the money vanishes, often overseas in places like Kenya," McDonald said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Apple bullied flash makers into opening their books so it could monitor sales, making sure no one else got a better deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The flashing sign on the Fairwood Terrace side of the bridge did not appear to flash when the lorry approached on 25 October, but Swansea Council said the sensor system was functioning correctly.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

She was so excited by her flash of insight that she could hardly keep from clapping her hands.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

These instruments search for brief flashes of blue light produced through a phenomenon called Cherenkov radiation.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

There have been, it seems, a thousand flashes in the pan: Beto O’Rourke’s rolled-up shirtsleeves, Anthony Weiner’s city-kid mouthiness, Graham Platner’s stupid little butch mustache.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

McCarthy shows flashes at times, but he’s going to struggle against this Houston defense, especially with banged-up tackles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Sandro Tonali: Occasional flashes but still struggles to justify his £100m price tag.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

For his entire five years and ten months, the only time Fig hadn’t greeted me was when he’d been hiding under my bed because of lightning flashes and growling thunder.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

“Now Hiring” flashed on one man’s screen as he scrolled.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

As she watched her family gather, the musician flashed back to her first wedding, almost a decade earlier.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Something in the water flashed at him, and “about half an hour later, Marshall crawled out of the tailrace, cradling his hat to his chest like a hurt child,” exclaiming, “I have found it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

At one point during his talk, an image flashed on the screen behind him of its Muse mascot embracing a blue padlock.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Glitching medals across her left shoulder and chest flashed impressively in the fluorescent lights, and every eye followed her as she walked across the room to take her seat.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

He said they activated flashing signs close by the bridge when vehicles of a certain height drove past.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Now just waiting for my brothers to be free,” Dipke said in a social-media post with a photo of other Cockroach Party members flashing victory signs while in police custody.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

“I’ve got a gray uniform on, I expect boos. It’s OK,” he said, flashing that bright smile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

But as of today, credit is flashing yellow.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

He only remembered flashes—fluffy pink cotton candy that melted on his tongue, hundreds of lights flashing from the rides, music flowing from a nearby stage.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova


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