brandishing
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Earlier this morning, she was huddled in a room full of men—each brandishing neatly bullet-pointed memos—drumming up talking points about A.I. safety that will soon be disseminated across Capitol Hill.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Sporting a baseball cap and brandishing his smartphone like a weapon, Mordechai David dedicates his time to filming people against their will.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
But over the past couple of years, every other person seems to have ditched their headphones and is brandishing their phones like radios set to a nightmare station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"We want to see the pope!" they chanted in the small streets surrounding Cibeles square, brandishing their QR access codes on sheets of paper and phones.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Ralph’s tone was teasing; still Helen held her breath until Theresa surfaced, brandishing the retrieved chopsticks.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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