strut
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Whether or not you agree, “Power Surge” makes for a dense but rewarding narrative with its cast of CEOs and filmmakers who strut across—and occasionally fall off—the stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
At the same time, I did have secondhand embarrassment watching DeChambeau strut around Augusta National in LIV-issue Crushers gear that made him look like the fry guy at a discount burger chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
There are multiple themed weekends, too, including the first weekend when guests were encouraged to strut out in their best pirate garb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Around 25 outfits will strut the catwalk on Sunday, a moment that "goes by in a flash".
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
He’s got a puffed-out chest and a strut like a peacock.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Emerging between fireworks, Kerr had strutted out on to the track, spinning a bottle, and allowed his 12 rivals to sprint away.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
While the popular girls strutted through the halls with their effortless Pinterest-inspired updos, I was applying brown eyeshadow to my scalp to disguise the sparse spots.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
Yet Polyakov determinedly strutted around for reporters and masked any discomfort with a grin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
When the ceremony began, Petri walked out to the song “I’ll Be There” by the Jackson 5, while Williams strutted out to “Ovunque Sarai” by Irama.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
At a press conference packed with reporters and spectators, the Soviet leader strutted onto the stage, clapping his hands as some in the audience hooted and booed.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
“All day, all the time, as if they’re players fretting and strutting on some invisible stage.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
New Yorkers can’t get enough of the strutting woodcock.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
On top of that, it’s famously set at a perfect strutting pace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
On the strutting, guitar-driven Somebody To You, she waves goodbye to a suffocating relationship and asks: "Who am I when I'm out of your sight?"
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
A pigeon was strutting back and forth along the ledge outside as if it were keeping guard.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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