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vaunt

[vawnt, vahnt] / vɔnt, vɑnt /


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One of Europe's hottest tickets, Swedish startup Lovable, is sending boss Anton Osika to vaunt its technology that allows users to create apps and websites via a chatbot without coding experience.

From Barron's Nov. 7, 2025

As the climate crisis has grown increasingly dire, many companies have turned to their landscapes to help them hit sustainability targets and vaunt their environmental bona fides.

From New York Times Jul. 4, 2023

When one warrior wins, typically the victory is punctuated by a witty defamatory "vaunt" that signals the champion's prowess and the loser's now-verified inadequacy.

From Salon Nov. 27, 2021

Mr Johnson will also be keen to vaunt the success of the vaccines programme and, with the economy improving, project a sense of optimism.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2021

Then came a rasping sound as those bright doors the key had sprung gave way— a bellow like a bull’s vaunt in a meadow— followed by her light footfall entering over the plank floor.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

He vaunts Neura's order book of over $1 billion.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

The province supplements national allocations for children with hundreds of euros more per child and vaunts child-care programs, including one that certifies educators to turn their apartments into small nurseries.

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2024

The school’s website vaunts its success in pursuits including karate, biology, chemistry, Arabic, music and Koran recitation.

From Reuters Jan. 25, 2018

And the Hilton vaunts him as a "dynamic and highly driven individual" with "boundless energy".

From BBC Jan. 4, 2018

Death is no respecter of persons, and often vaunts himself of his democracy.

From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen

The vaunted 37-match unbeaten record of De la Fuente's men is impressive - matching Italy's world-best mark - even if it does discount a penalty shootout defeat by Portugal in last year's Nations League final.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Mr. Salonen, who turns 68 years old later this month, was once a revolutionary in classical-music circles but is now something closer to a vaunted tradition’s venerated elder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

As the interview progressed, Vance’s vaunted media savvy quickly morphed into something far more grating: a combination of condescension and profound insincerity.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

He is widely popular in Ukraine, especially on social media, and his drone forces are vaunted by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

She has been to his high school games and knows he is the vaunted captain of the St. Joseph’s football team.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

A far cry from the usual vaunting of athletes as something much more than that.

From Seattle Times Feb. 11, 2022

The government says Greece will now be able to stand on its own two feet, vaunting 1.4% growth in 2017 and a planned return to the markets later this year.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2018

In the end, however, the controversy only seemed to stoke interest in the title, vaunting Paramount to the top of the U.S. studio earners in China after a lackluster showing in the country in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2015

When did the vaunting and flaunting of designer shoes, shoe closets, and shoe collections become so vital to any gal in pursuit of social currency?

From Slate Aug. 22, 2012

But he looked at Christopher and smiled a vaunting smile.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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