flexed

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Last year, it flexed its economic and diplomatic muscle, responding to Trump with tit-for-tat tariffs and restricting the export of rare earth minerals essential for advanced manufacturing.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

It was not until Arteta flexed his strength in depth off the bench in the second period that Forest began to be stretched.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Even real estate mogul and “Shark Tank” shark Barbara Corcoran flexed her muscles with the post, “How it feels waking up in Group 7.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

China has spent decades building up its dominance in global rare-earth mining and processing, giving Beijing significant leverage that it has flexed this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

It was ridiculous and unfair, he thought, not to tell him, and he flexed his feet in his shoes.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell