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The contemporary costumes are unchanged as the actors flit between roles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Conversations are built on disagreement; distractable brains flit from one thought to a barely related other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

Today, bicycles and bright yellow three-wheeled "keke" taxis flit along paved streets or new highway flyovers direct traffic over packed roundabouts.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025

With barely any time offscreen, Byrne has the opportunity to flit between monstrous and tender, turning in what may very well be the year’s finest performance in its most singularly affecting film.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2025

Rani's eyes flit over the wall that runs along the yard as if she wants to climb over it.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

Tech conglomerate SoftBank—a proxy for the AI trade—Advantest and Kioxia, to name a few, have oscillated sharply as market sentiment flits between euphoria over the technology’s long-term promise and pessimism over monetization and sky-high valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

We’re treated to glimpses of a life—career, fame and adoration—as it flits past our eyes.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024

“The CEO’s attention flits onto something else, and they never systematize the change,” Sigelman said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

A rich community portrait unfolds as Pierrette prepares her clients’ orders and flits around town putting out fires.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

I wonder why he didn’t just take over the task of opening the box himself—after all, it’s his box—but the thought flits out of my mind before I even have time to really consider it.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

In cavernous, tomblike galleries, exquisite statuettes are softly spot-lit on stone shelves without labels, while images of deities painted by Rivera flitted across the ceiling above.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Godwill Kukonki – Another player who has flitted between the under-18 and under-21 sides this season.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

In the months leading up to the U.S. and Israeli campaign, senior Arab officials say Araghchi flitted between openness, at times joining friendly dinners, and menacing by appearing to imply Iran might attack its neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Tech firms around Asia sank, though broader markets flitted between gains and losses.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

In a matter of minutes, the vast glittering school had been reduced to a few survivors, who quickly flitted away.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

He’s both movie-star hunky and action-star engrossing, flitting between these two deceptively binary ends without breaking a sweat.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Rates flitting back below 6% isn’t out of the question this year.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

There are discussions online about who exactly the principals are in this series, given the legion of cast members flitting in and out of the storyline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

At a stoplight, my gaze will magnetically travel north to the Santa Monica Mountains blanketed in a golden charred brown, and I travel back to hiking those trails, surrounded by sage, lavender and flitting bluebirds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025

Just glimpses of them, wild and ragged, flitting through the woods or standing by the gate late at night.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn