flex
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A chance to flex your big vocabulary: Do you know which activity a pugilist engages in?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
He noted that for both sectors, there’s “concentrated supply, capacity that cannot flex quickly, order books extending into 2028, and the same hyperscaler budgets funding all of it.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
“A lot of the state litigation is, honestly, symbolic,” she said, noting it’s how states can flex their limited power over this uniquely federal policy area.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mozeliak said the Angels should not consider a trade proposal in isolation, without considering how to flex their major-market muscles to fill whatever hole a trade might create.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
She tried to flex them, but they didn’t move.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Robyn’s voice has always been well-suited to conveying desperation, and she flexes that muscle on “It Don’t Mean a Thing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
The spirit of old-school jazz, blues, big band and soul inhabits the record, which stretches out over 71 minutes, as Raye flexes her compositional muscles.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
The tensions come as the Google-owned television service flexes its market muscle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
"Imagine, for example, a heart implant that bends and flexes with each heartbeat but still lasts for years."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
A slight tension flexes through her jaw, and a sharpness appears in her eyes that I’ve not seen before.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Curry flexed his versatile acting through more than Frank-N-Furter’s showy elevator debut and his vulnerable “I’m Going Home” finale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
At a reported £17m for the pair, Celtic have flexed their fiscal muscle.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The gains come despite Alibaba previewing its new artificial-intelligence model—the second time in a week that China has flexed its advances in AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
James flexed in front of his teammates on the bench, who stood to give their approval.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
She flexed her fingers, and he flexed his claws.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Nvidia is flexing its financial muscle to address AI chip competitors but it comes with risks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
“They’re just flexing the trip rather than not going on the trip.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The building alternately puckers and swells, like the indolent flexing of a muscle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Dos Santos did some vein-popping flexing on the sideline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
She examined her hands, flexing them like Spider-Man did whenever he started shooting out webs.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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