flinched
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Djokovic probably could have wandered into Taylor Swift’s basketball court wedding and nobody would have flinched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Guardiola barely flinched when his penultimate signing Antoine Semenyo volleyed home the opening goal, instead remaining in his seat and seemingly taking it all in.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
He never flinched, instead taking it upon himself to bring up prominent women with alopecia.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
As young men flinched and gasped around me at the Los Angeles premiere of “Obsession,” I almost had to laugh.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Now I did look at Ayanna, and I flinched at the anger and the betrayal in her eyes.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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