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flashing

[flash-ing] / ˈflæʃ ɪŋ /














NOUN
indecent exposure
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But the next morning he noticed flashing in his eyes alongside headaches and later discovered both of his retinas had been damaged.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

That allows several police vehicles to broadcast a synchronized public safety announcement while flashing the same light-signal pattern.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Public broadcaster NHK cited police sources as saying that between 20 and 30 employees could not be contacted, showing footage of emergency vehicles with flashing red lights outside.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Companies rewarded employees for tokenmaxxing, flashing leaderboards that showed who had spent the most.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

They were all eight or ten feet tall, and full of not just wires and cables and motherboards, but also random blips of light flashing on and off.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The gap between the two flashings was now 2 inches!

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2024

Talk to experienced roofers, and they’ll tell you the vast majority of leaks happen at flashings.

From Seattle Times Feb. 12, 2024

But the endless flashings of the different linings on the beat of musical flourishes — and the visible struggles that some choristers on Sunday had with the magnets — grew tiresome.

From New York Times Feb. 27, 2023

I’ve assembled some videos that demonstrate how flashings should be installed.

From Washington Post Jul. 19, 2022

Archie turned away from Brother Jacques and watched the ambulance making its careful progress out of the athletic field, the rotating blue light casting emergency flashings all over the place.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier




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