boast
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Despite the risks that escalating the trade war poses to Canada, which is heavily dependent on exports to its southern neighbor, Carney can boast of broad support.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, his City stars make the top five for goals per game and boast the best record for fewest goals conceded, a miserly 0.83 per game.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The festival’s founders boast quite an industry lineage, having met on the set of a Sofia Coppola movie, where they were production assistants.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The two studio lots also boast dozens of soundstages; century-old fortresses that would not be easily duplicated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Annabeth nodded, but she was thinking about Tartarus’s boast.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Farage acknowledged Jukes' comments were "problematic" but added that they were "loose pub talk, including a couple of boasts that simply were not true".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Other features include a research and reading library, a cafe and a fifth-floor restaurant called Skywalker Grill, which boasts stunning rooftop views of downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
And while this treacly coming-of-age dramedy might be as formulaic as “The Whisper Man” and “The Last House,” the film boasts something its two peers are missing: a soul.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Dollywood, the theme park founded by country music legend Dolly Parton, opened in Tennessee in 1986 and boasts roller coasters, seasonal festivals and old-time displays of rural and small-town American life.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
He’s one of the few lawyers around who boasts an undefeated record.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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