brag
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When he comes upon Irontown, led by the highborn Lady Eboshi, and listens to its people brag about burning down the boar god’s forest, one might expect him to be angry.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Nick Florko doesn’t want to brag or anything, but more than a year ago he wrote an article that has come to seem prescient.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
I feel bad about all this, but I have made a commitment to brag, so I have to see how these snafus reflect positively on me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Apologies for the brief brag, but I gave up quite a few racetrack days at Watkins Glen to make that happen — so it feels like a hard-earned win.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
How could I continue to brag about their two-week courtship when I secretly knew they were no longer married?
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
He keeps going to the doctor, has bruises on both hands, and brags about passing dementia tests.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
He now brags that his daughter has a “high-powered direct report” assisting her at work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Nobody brags about water stocks at cocktail parties — that’s how you know they might actually work.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
SharkNinja, which brags it has offerings in 38 consumer product subcategories, also said it enjoyed a strong response to the third-quarter launch of its Ninja Fireside 360, an outdoor heater/fire pit combo.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
“Last year I helped raise enough money to send 120 mosquito nets to a village in Ghana,” she brags.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
In a lengthy second post, Trump bragged about steps he has taken to beautify Washington, including resurfacing the bottom of the Reflecting Pool with an "American flag blue" coating used in swimming pools.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
He bragged that he’s led over 130 missions in over 30 nations, but claimed ignorance when asked for details of these daring rescues.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Our first trillion-dollar market was connectivity,” the company bragged in its prospectus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
She bragged that she had people who would do anything for her.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
“Our school has an excellent peer-tutoring program,” the counselor bragged.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
His father still has bragging rights in one category, however, since the 2002 team he played for is still the only American team to win a knockout game in a World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
"To bring in talent, you need money... I'm not bragging -- give me 30 or 50 kids, train them here for three years, and I'll make the whole world know about guanniu."
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
So being selected early isn’t just about bragging rights — it’s also a major financial windfall that can determine a player’s earnings for the next several years.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
That might seem like an odd bragging point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
But I am not bragging when I say that she always chooses to sit with me.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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