boast
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Uruguay: “Tyrants: Tremble!/We shall cry out ‘Liberty’ in battle!” — a boast backed by flutes and violins that make it sound like a Rossini overture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Personally, I would be much keener to boast about that one.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
MS Now‘s Jacob Soboroff played Mamdani the rhyming boast that begin’s “My mayor’s Muslim, my bagel’s Jewish.”
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026
Vancouver and Guadalajara boast the top occupancy rates at 48%, according to CoStar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
I remember how it was at first: dazzling warehouses buzzing with light, where entire shelves boast nothing but hair spray, tooth-whitening cream, and foot powders.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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