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Although Zuckerberg said the move would flex "a different muscle than we've historically had", he said the financial opportunity was too big to ignore.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The ultimate billionaire flex is no longer buying a mansion, or even two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Mozeliak said the Angels should not consider a trade proposal in isolation, without considering how to flex their major-market muscles to fill whatever hole a trade might create.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

“A detached pool house with full bathroom and sauna offers ideal flexibility for guests, wellness, or office use, while additional detached flex spaces provide versatility for a variety of needs,” the listing continued.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

New buildings in Japan are designed to rock and flex rather than break, helping them weather strong quakes.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Those are serious concerns, but aren’t necessarily relevant when Beijing flexes its financial muscle via credit rather than equity investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

He flexes his metatarsal bones to indicate where he wants a subordinate to sit.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025

The duo mirroring Hulk Hogan-style underarm bicep flexes after winning their semi-final was one of the defining images.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

That’s the only way to explain how its bodybuilding exhibitions look like Shakespeare performances, with balconies of people applauding nonstop as a soloist flexes onstage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025

She flexes her wrists, then bounces on her feet and shakes out her arms.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

At a reported £17m for the pair, Celtic have flexed their fiscal muscle.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Mets made an unexpected run to the National League Championship Series in 2024 and then flexed their economic might by giving Soto a record-setting $765 million free-agent contract a couple of months later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Last year, it flexed its economic and diplomatic muscle, responding to Trump with tit-for-tat tariffs and restricting the export of rare earth minerals essential for advanced manufacturing.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

The world's most populous nation has flexed its spacefaring ambitions in the last decade with its space programme growing considerably, and rivalling the achievements of established powers at a much cheaper price tag.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

She flexed her shoulders, stretching in her seat and revealing the rest of the name tag: Sarah Puchini.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“They’re just flexing the trip rather than not going on the trip.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Look at those crafty Rays, flexing for a trade at the deadline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Dos Santos did some vein-popping flexing on the sideline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

There’s the Total Wireless Weigh-In, which allows fans to take shirtless pictures of themselves flexing the way fighters do at weigh-in the day before they fight.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

Major was flexing his arm muscles at the cracked mirror over the mop sink.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte