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flinch

[flinch] / flɪntʃ /


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"And it is one that we don't flinch from telling."

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The line between TMI and TLI—too little information—can feel like playing the board game Operation: one tiny flinch in either direction and the buzzer goes off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"He didn't flinch when the request came in."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

So the next time you reach past the clinking crowd of condiments for the same familiar jar, you might try not to flinch.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

One Saturday afternoon, I told Ma that I had to go to the library to work on a school report, a lie that didn’t even make me flinch.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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