tout
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He used Tuesday's speech to tout his achievements, and claim the mantle of a peacemaker, at the same time as he issued a number of pointed threats.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Some critics think apocalyptic language amounts to a sick form of marketing from A.I. insiders who want to tout their models’ power to investors.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Homeland Security did not return requests for comment but frequently says it provides comprehensive medical, dental and mental health care, which officials tout as the best healthcare many detainees ever received.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Reddit threads tout the film as a modern classic, measured against the standard “The Exorcist” set, and more formal writing draws worthy comparisons between Linda Blair’s unforgettable performance and newcomer Inde Navarrette’s work in “Obsession.”
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The skilled orator is out not necessarily to knock down his opponent’s case tout court—but to misrepresent his opponent’s case in such a way as to make it easier to attack.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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As part of an ongoing campaign to stop touts, anyone wanting to attend Glastonbury had to be registered in advance.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
That’s when the department changed to the Howler, whose manufacturer touts its “deep, penetrating tones.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
While it touts fast production and lead times, the speed hasn’t translated to higher inventory efficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Schumer backs El-Sayed and touts the party’s ‘big tent-ism.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Well-to-do people have very little idea of the number of firms that employ travelling canvassers and touts to hawk their wares from door to door in the mean streets.
From The Law and the Poor by Edward Abbott Parry
US President Donald Trump welcomed China President Xi Jinping to the White House for a lavish state dinner where both leaders touted a new chapter in their friendship.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
In a statement, Dan Priestly, Tesla’s director of the Semi program, touted the lower cost-per-mile of the Semi compared to diesel trucks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Although news helicopters are touted as a cornerstone of local news broadcasts, the aircraft are owned and operated by third-party companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Chief Executive Mary Barra touted the division this summer in a call with analysts, saying she anticipated $700 million in defense revenue this year and double-digit margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Indeed, rather like Michael Jackson in our own time, Mozart’s childhood had been forfeited to make way for a career as a freakishly talented boy prodigy to be touted around an adult world.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Marvell Technology’s custom chips and connectivity offerings have made it a major beneficiary of the data-center build-out — so much so that one analyst is touting the company as a paragon of “accelerating multiengine growth.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The channel’s executives are touting the venture as a gathering place for like-minded individuals who are engaged in politics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He reportedly wants to run ads touting his record, never mind his unpopularity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
It is unclear if and how the revolution Beijing is touting will fix these, and it is hard to gauge how those whose jobs are threatened feel about the change that is coming.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Uncle Pete had been touting these books for a long time, not to mention quoting from them liberally to score points in Sunday debates.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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