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bragged
  • past participle of brag.
  • past tense form of brag.

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“Our first trillion-dollar market was connectivity,” the company bragged in its prospectus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the president bragged of his experience building “more than 100 pools,” explaining, “I have some really good pool builders.”

From Salon • May 7, 2026

She said he bragged about lending money to Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Altman bragged about how ChatGPT has more free users in the state of Texas alone than Claude has total users, and he spoke of spreading A.I. to the masses.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

Daddy often bragged that he helped deliver me.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry