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flash

[flash] / flæʃ /


NOUN
demonstration
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG






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November gives skywatchers several chances to see meteors flash across the darkness.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

For CVS, a looming flash point involves its pharmacy benefit manager, Caremark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The company used its position to squeeze every cent from suppliers and got flash makers to open their books so it could monitor sales, making sure no one else got a better deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The AI boom has sent tech giants on an unprecedented buying spree, quintupling flash prices and shattering Apple’s supply-chain leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

There was a blinding flash of white light followed by a deafening explosion that shook the house.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

That’s when videos emerged showing two bright flashes coming from Edison’s transmission lines, just before the Eaton fire ignited.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

By recording these flashes, researchers can identify evidence of neutrinos that would otherwise pass through Earth without leaving a detectable trace.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

There have been, it seems, a thousand flashes in the pan: Beto O’Rourke’s rolled-up shirtsleeves, Anthony Weiner’s city-kid mouthiness, Graham Platner’s stupid little butch mustache.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

He has been in and out since then, impressing in flashes and even going on to make his England debut earlier this season.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

My mind flashes back to that day I spent at the beginning of the school year, trying on pointe shoes in a dancewear shop in the U District.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Information flashed up on screens with updates from Operation Moonbeam.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Now Hiring” flashed on one man’s screen as he scrolled.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Knecht’s role had greatly diminished since he flashed his scoring potential as a rookie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

At one point during his talk, an image flashed on the screen behind him of its Muse mascot embracing a blue padlock.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Memories flashed through my mind—Great-Great-Grandpa Nutifafa coming to my rescue in my dream.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The big flashing sign has come in South Carolina.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

MarketWatch’s Steve Goldstein writes that signals from the corporate bond market have historically preceded big drawdowns for the S&P 500, and investors have certainly seen the debt market flashing a warning, particularly in high yield.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

In the hour following her first WTA title win, Britain's Harriet Dart had little time to respond to the stream of congratulatory messages flashing up on her phone.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“Now just waiting for my brothers to be free,” Dipke said in a social-media post with a photo of other Cockroach Party members flashing victory signs while in police custody.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was like swords were suddenly flashing around me, explosions were everywhere, there was a boiling river below me, and an avalanche above.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott


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