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flex

verb as in bend

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The Lebanese army has been empowered to disarm Hezbollah, and when it needs backup, the Israeli air force hasn’t been shy about flexing its firepower.

Karen's body had been tied at the wrists using electrical flex and a plastic bag was still over her head.

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The controls are the latest from Beijing to flex China’s global dominance of supply chains, especially for cutting-edge industries and defense systems.

Typically, the main benefit is employee retention: Workers who can flex and upskill across an organization are less likely to leave for those opportunities, he said.

"And also that you listened to me. It was like, you really know me. I didn't know what I would want, but he did somehow. And that's kind of a flex."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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