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With a little research and preparation, a party can be the perfect opportunity to flex your culinary muscles, experiment with something new and have fun doing it.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Young workers can’t expect to flex these skills at home, she added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

“A detached pool house with full bathroom and sauna offers ideal flexibility for guests, wellness, or office use, while additional detached flex spaces provide versatility for a variety of needs,” the listing continued.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

Jonaé Varela, Chaffey’s high school dual enrollment director, said Contreras was part of the early enrollment flex plan, which offers in-person, online, asynchronous and hybrid classes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

If I were to ask you to smile, you would flex your zygomatic major.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

The beauty of a sheet pan dinner is its elasticity — it flexes up and down depending on what’s in your pantry and how much energy you have left at 6:42 p.m.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

“The key question for investors here is how structural the cost pressures are as the company flexes into this next leg of growth,” the analysts say, maintaining their $450 price target and overweight rating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The duo mirroring Hulk Hogan-style underarm bicep flexes after winning their semi-final was one of the defining images.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

He’s so dynamic and exciting, but I think he really flexes his chops and he’s like, “Hey, you know I’m a movie star, but I got a bunch of different pitches in my arsenal.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

He pulls on the gloves, flexes his fingers, and nods in approval.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The Mets made an unexpected run to the National League Championship Series in 2024 and then flexed their economic might by giving Soto a record-setting $765 million free-agent contract a couple of months later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

James flexed in front of his teammates on the bench, who stood to give their approval.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026

As for our fully flexed Turbo Premium Plus, there was boost aplenty when it was on the boil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Of the new contract, the NHS spokesperson said its value had been calculated based on the rate of new claims received - and could "be flexed" if that changes.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

My hands shook, and I flexed fists to try to calm them, but my fingers wouldn’t stay still.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

There’s the Total Wireless Weigh-In, which allows fans to take shirtless pictures of themselves flexing the way fighters do at weigh-in the day before they fight.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

This repeated flexing generates internal heat through friction, a process known as tidal heating.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

Labor economists and union supporters said union victories in New York City could be hard to replicate elsewhere, but across the country unions have been flexing a bit more muscle in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Those molecules change shape when irradiated by the sun, flexing into a strained version of their regular form.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

“I want to begin by thanking each of you for being here,” she finally said, her hands softly gripping the sides of the pulpit, the muscles in her upper arms flexing.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro