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Verb
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The advertisement opened with a backside shot of a man clothed in Levi’s jeans, a western shirt and leather gloves, swaggering up to a pair of saloon doors.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Don the swaggering employee needs to learn a lesson about gender identity.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Mahan’s team isn’t bragging that voters have already rallied to him.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Beyond the claims itself, evidence released in the trial had revealed some unflattering conversations between Live Nation representatives, perhaps most notably a set of exchanges between two regional employees bragging to each other about gouging concertgoers on ancillary fees and parking spaces.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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And now, the series is even, with the Hawks boasting all the momentum in the world.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Houseplant’s new Italian Collection includes pieces made and hand-painted in Deruta, all boasting that near-ubiquitous symbol of good luck and protection found on so many Italian pottery pieces—the rooster.—
Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
20 Apr. 2026
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Carrel and company are all stellar and worth crowing about but plucking out a few side stories might well make this a smoother, more tonally consistent show.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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DeSantis and Uthmeier have been crowing over reports that claimed federal prosecutors were not interested in pursuing the case.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Swanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanking. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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