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At times, it reminded me of John Carpenter’s little-seen, Lauren Hutton-starring 1978 film, “Someone’s Watching Me!,” an equally economical yet surprisingly stylish little TV movie that flaunted the still-budding horror legend’s early talents.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Young people around the world are snatching Adidas Tang-style jackets off the shelves, bingeing on Chinese micro-dramas and experimenting with powdery make-up looks flaunted by Chinese girls and women on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

But the biographer also makes clear that Roth cultivated reticence with the same zeal with which he flaunted candor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

On Instagram, he flaunted a lifestyle of private jets, Rolls Royces and Richard Mille watches.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

A great tree, fallen across one comer, leaned against the trees that still stood arid a rapid climber flaunted red and yellow sprays right to the top.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding