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flashy

[flash-ee] / ˈflæʃ i /


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Algorithms, after all, give these priests an incentive to be flashy and address controversies.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Young bankers learn quickly that pants should have belt loops, watches shouldn’t be flashy and you never dress better than the boss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

As wearables became part of everyday life, it’s no surprise that they stopped being as flashy, or big, as they used to be.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The deals I gravitate toward most are rarely flashy.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

On small things I was thrifty enough; no expenditures on “carousing,” flashy clothes, or any of the other indulgences that are often smugly believed to undermine the budgets of the poor.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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