boast

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To come up with some names, Barron’s screened the fund’s holdings for consumer staples and utilities stocks that are expected to be profitable in 2026 and boast dividend yields of 3%.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Wall Street hitters like Morgan Stanley’s Michael Grimes and Goldman Sachs’s Kim Posnett boast about their firms and promise everything to get the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

France, who retained the title in the most dramatic of circumstances by beating England in Paris, also have four players chosen, while Italy and Scotland boast three inclusions and Wales one.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Wearing a black hood over his fedora and sunglasses to complete his persona, he begins to boast about winning the NAW championship at the last show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

There were few plantations that could boast that they had never had a slave run away.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry