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swanking

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present participle of swank

as in vaunting

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After all those swaggering herbal notes faded, tasters said Roku finished with breezy floral qualities—lavender and rose.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
The advertisement opened with a backside shot of a man clothed in Levi’s jeans, a western shirt and leather gloves, swaggering up to a pair of saloon doors.

— Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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The old corporate flex of bragging about 80-hour workweeks, where busyness is the proxy for importance, and volume serves as the proof of commitment, is more and more a liability in today’s times.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Elon Musk is now bragging that SpaceX will make epic investments en route to unleashing stupendous results.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2026

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Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Android Smartwatch The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra dives in deep with you, with a rugged titanium body boasting 10ATM water resistance, ready for open-water ocean swimming.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
Kane feels like a must-have at this stage in the competition, with Haaland unlikely to disrupt that, with Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi also boasting six goals in the tournament at the time of writing.

— Holly Shand, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
The amendments, collectively known as the Zoning Code Amendment for Crowing Fowl, were driven by more than 800 complaints related to crowing fowl submitted through Sacramento County’s 311 system from 2022 through July 25, 2025.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026

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