flexed
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During a pause, the soldiers flexed their wrists and pumped their stretched arms, a penguin-like exercise that locals here do to keep their fingers warm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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
The world's most populous nation has flexed its spacefaring ambitions in the last decade with its space programme growing considerably, and rivalling the achievements of established powers at a much cheaper price tag.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
Less than a year after their viral NPR Tiny Desk, the notoriously kooky duo flexed their ability to slip between genres.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
He flexed the mentalis, A.U. seventeen, which raises the chin, slightly pressed his lips together in A.U. twenty-four, and finally rolled his eyes—and it was as if Slick Willie himself were suddenly in the room.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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