flinch
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Overdeck didn’t flinch when he mentioned the figure, just one of the many staggering sums being bandied about in a blockbuster divorce trial under way in a New Jersey courthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
He lunged at Cosmo, who didn’t even flinch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
However, back-to-back double faults and another miss from the Italian gifted Kecmanovic his breakthrough in the ninth game, and the Serb did not flinch as he served out the first set to love.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
"And it is one that we don't flinch from telling."
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Then I flinch back too, a bit shocked by her snorty response.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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A Long Walk to Water
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