flashy
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Earnings calls became an opportunity to promote the flashy amenities to prospective talent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"They need to have flashy tests" because anything less would be seen as a failure, she added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The climactic section “Cosmic Bloom,” a flashy interstellar big bang, doesn’t transcend the sum of its parts as it was meant to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
After SpaceX’s flashy debut on June 12, Wall Street’s red-hot momentum trade suffered what was by at least one measure its worst monthly drawdown in two decades.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The ring was not exactly flashy, but the shine coming off it told a short story: the kid had some money.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
Car sales account for the bulk of Tesla’s revenue, which it needs to fund flashier projects like robotaxis and humanoid robots that can excite investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The high school in this well-off nook of the Berkshires has for a century shunned the Wildcats, Falcons, Bulldogs and other popular mascots in favor of the flashier “Lenox Millionaires.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
A newer, flashier toy posing a threat to the established order has been a running theme of the “Toy Story” franchise from the very beginning.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
The flashier categories tend to be awarded during the primetime telecast, which airs Sunday from Los Angeles.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
He liked to shoot pool in his spare time, he played cards and dressed like a man from a much flashier part of the country.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
The first-order winners may not be the flashiest robot brands.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
One of the flashiest news announcements Intel has made in recent months is that it is joining Elon Musk’s Terafab project, although the extent and exact nature of the chip maker’s involvement remains unclear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The winners are no longer the flashiest growth stories, but operators that can keep a tight grip on costs while convincing consumers that a meal out is still worth the money.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
A show can be the biggest, flashiest spectacle ever, but if people aren’t singing along, it becomes a problem.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2025
Of course, Katherine would naturally grab the flashiest weapons available.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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