flash on
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When Danner Drake, 54, saw news of the Nasdaq correction flash on his office computer on March 26, he opened his brokerage app.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
If you manage to spot the Moon and want to take a picture make sure you turn off the flash on your phone, activate night mode and use ambient light.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
The flash on this afternoon belonged to Seattle’s young goalie.
From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2024
But after one season as the Volunteers’ coach, he was walking through a hotel lobby when he saw news flash on the ticker that shook him:
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023
I don’t know why my brain dredges up that image, but when the lights flash on, I jump.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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