flex
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Following a recent rule change, he adds, lenders are also offering more "flex" on how much someone can borrow as long as it's within their means.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He still doesn’t understand that his polygraph flex makes him more twerp than Top Gun among those he is supposed to be leading.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Compare that to the mainland, where the robot waiter reaches me the way it’s built to: a viral clip and a “look how advanced we are” flex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Most human ankles, in comparison, can flex by roughly 20 degrees.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
She tried to flex them, but they didn’t move.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The beauty of a sheet pan dinner is its elasticity — it flexes up and down depending on what’s in your pantry and how much energy you have left at 6:42 p.m.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
As a hot piece of Cancon—the term for entertainment content made in Canada—”Heated Rivalry” capped a year of serious flexes for the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The tensions come as the Google-owned television service flexes its market muscle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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
He pulls on the gloves, flexes his fingers, and nods in approval.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
But after City flexed its legal might in a drawn-out appeals process that landed before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the club was cleared and reinstated in European competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
When the researchers deliberately flexed the membrane, they observed stable voltage signals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Harvard-Westlake 10, Arizona Casteel 8: Jake Kim flexed his muscles for the second consecutive game, hitting a home run and double to finish with three RBIs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
Of the new contract, the NHS spokesperson said its value had been calculated based on the rate of new claims received - and could "be flexed" if that changes.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
She put down her carpetbag and flexed her stiff hand, for suddenly the bag seemed quite heavy.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
“We have to be careful how much flexing we do these days,” Whitt said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Faced with cut-throat competition at home, Chinese firms such as BYD and Chery have been flexing their muscles abroad.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Mamdani offered an amiable leftist alternative to “making the trains run on time,” flexing state power to make life easier and more affordable for average citizens.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Dos Santos did some vein-popping flexing on the sideline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Mr. Staphopoulos believed that flexing your toes cleared your mind and that once your mind was clear, it was easy to isolate your objectives and figure out what to do next.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
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