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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

Silverblatt spent his entire career at S&P, a rarity among restless Wall Street hustlers who often flit between companies to climb the corporate ladder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

Each of these resorts has an undersea restaurant, where travelers can sip sparkling wine and eat crab and caviar as Rainbowfish flit by, and Blacktip sharks skulk in the distance.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

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

Cartoon snowflakes flit across the screen, and both boys groan.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

The names alone suggest a level of parody, and, in the first episode, a send-up quality flits in and out of the proceedings, but the show chooses cynicism over satire every time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025

A butterfly flits near his shoulder, to symbolize how, Yeo has stated, “the subject’s role in our public life has transformed.”

From Salon ● May 17, 2024

The film, alternately cheeky and humanist, flits between two visual languages, what Wang called “the movie of their lives and the movie that they’re in.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

She nods, stares another second at Max, and flits away in her nightgown.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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

Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

Timothee Chalamet, nominated for best actor in "Marty Supreme," flashed a smile while fellow Best Actor contenders Micahel B. Jordan and Ethan Hawke also flitted around the annual luncheon in Beverly Hills.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

Sela raised her eyes, but they skated over my face and flitted off.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The primary portrait of Adrian that emerges in “Remake” is that of a moody young man, his attitude toward his father flitting between mild tolerance and barely veiled resentment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Fireflies at dusk, flitting around outdoor gatherings as cousins trade jokes with a friendly, rough-and-tumble edge.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

Fittingly, Daniel Pemberton’s score has that same sense of free-ranging curiosity, flitting between genres at will.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

No living creature, beast or bird, was to be seen, but in these open places Gollum grew afraid, and they walked now with caution, flitting from one long shadow to another.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien