flit

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

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

At the end of our interview, he stands up, ready to leave, and for the first time, a flicker of concern, or perhaps irritation, seems to flit across his face.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024

He smiled, and I smiled, and we put the Timex watches on, and we watched the seconds flit by.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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

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

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024

Ben Affleck flits in and out of this like a little-seen hummingbird.

From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

But the thought flits through my mind, There have got to be stabler things than love.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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

Oil prices flitted between small gains and losses, with U.S. crude futures ending the day up less than 0.1% at $91.29 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

My mind flitted back to a conversation I had with my physical therapist about modern love: Dating in L.A. has become monotonous.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Fox picked confetti out of Seven’s curls and flitted around the tent behind the stage they had erected for the Gran’s speech.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

These minute works are packed with detail: Their flickering candles, flitting moths and glowering skulls appear as if they’ve been excavated from some illuminated manuscript belonging to a long-vanished medieval sect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

Marty spends a whole week flitting between the ’80s and the ’50s, never fully absorbing what the differences between those decades mean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

An hour later, the two scholars and the flitting icthyod paused again to look backward.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin