• Thrilled, he headed back to Paris with his haul, and presented it with a flourish.

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  • For answer, I took her hand and raised it to my lips with a flourish.

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  • But then with a flourish he became a Russian citizen, feted to dinner with Vladimir Putin.

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  • But, after De Bruyn's dropped catch, Yardy played a key role, helping Hamilton-Brown finish the game with a flourish.

    BBC: Skipper Yardy sees Sussex to semi

  • With a flourish he lifts his glass aloft and announces, "The 2004 Picconero!"

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  • He always signed his papers with a flourish, all three names stretched in huge script across the top of the page.

    NPR: An Outstanding Name for an Outstanding Student

  • Substitute Richard Haughton made ground from deep and, as Gloucester's defence tried to regroup, the supporting Simpson finished off with a flourish.

    BBC: Gloucester 22-20 Wasps

  • He finished with a flourish to seal 116-112, 116-113 and 118-110 margins.

    BBC: Munroe impresses in Euro defence

  • In the closing stages Ponty finished with a flourish adding more tries through Gareth Williams, Gareth Wyatt and Christian Loader all converted by Davey.

    BBC: Swansea 25-34 Cardiff

  • He fed the boy a bun, and a steak, and a crumpled cream puff, pulling each piece of food from his pocket with a flourish.

    NEWYORKER: A Tiny Feast

  • The Rhinos were well beaten but did at least finish with a flourish, when winger Smith and loose forward Jamie Jones-Buchanan both scored late tries.

    BBC: Leeds 26-36 Harlequins

  • McCourt finished the game with a flourish, the substitute picking the ball up wide on the left and beating three players before dinking it over Kello.

    BBC: Celtic 3-0 Hearts

  • On the outside, Mazda has sculpted the 2012 vehicle's flanks with a flourish of intertwining light lines inspired by what the company calls the "Nagari" styling vocabulary.

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  • The 33-1 chance was unfancied by punters after Johnny Murtagh chose stable companion Steinbeck, but with Ryan Moore on board he finished with a flourish alongside another Ballydoyle challenger Fencing Master.

    BBC: Twice Over clinches Newmarket win

  • And Shearer swiftly followed this move with the introduction of Owen, giving the injury-plagued England striker the opportunity to possibly end an unfulfilling spell on Tyneside with a flourish.

    BBC: Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle

  • They produced the different drink menus with a flourish.

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  • The son of a vaudeville performer, he pioneered "eatertainment": showcasing knife-juggling chefs and opening new restaurants with a flourish of Japanese drummers, priests and a barrel of sake broken for good luck.

    FORBES: Business As Usual

  • But inside it is warm and welcoming, and the bartenders put on a great show as they pour, pinch, squeeze, stir and shake ingredients, then present their creations with a flourish and a smile.

    WSJ: Queens hotel boom brings NYC tourists across river

  • Wales, who have enjoyed their most successful World Cup campaign since the tournament was last held in New Zealand 24 years ago, finished with a flourish, wing Halfpenny grabbing a try on the 80-minute mark.

    CNN: Injury-hit Australia secure third place in World Cup

  • What began as a slow day in leading up to the NHL's mid-afternoon trading deadline, ended with a flourish as teams continued to jockey for playoff positioning with a little over three weeks to go in a lockout-shortened season.

    WSJ: Busy Blue Jackets add Gaborik to nudge playoff run

  • Pompey have been on the brink of extinction as they fight for their very survival, and yet their FA Cup run has provided relief amid their turmoil and they now have the chance to finish this season with a flourish against holders Chelsea.

    BBC: Tottenham 0-2 Portsmouth (aet)

  • It finished with a spectacular flourish equal to the rock concert setting at Invesco Field.

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  • Some now use headphones, which they unplug from their cassette players with a triumphant flourish as they reach the provincial border.

    ECONOMIST: Politics and Islam in the Frontier

  • The economist Joseph Schumpeter cautioned his readers not to expect new forms of economic development to announce themselves with a grand flourish.

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  • England will know how difficult it is to play there and you can be assured that they will want finish their days there with a real flourish.

    BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | Six Nations | Murphy: England will be fired up

  • If it's more traditional French-influenced food with a tasty flourish you are after, then head for the welcoming La Courage on the Rechtstraat, one of the city's oldest streets.

    CNN: Dutch city turns church into a luxury experience

  • "Everything is very substantial, so you really make a statement when you wear a piece, " explains Hollywood stylist Petra Flannery, who is as likely to finish off one of her A-list young actors' outfits with a Pomellato flourish as she is to wear her own weighty gold band she bought in Rome in her early twenties.

    WSJ: The Cult of Pomellato | Jewelry

  • Malik and Misbah provided a late flourish with a fifth wicket stand of 99 from 70 balls as five batsmen from the same team made fifties in a one-day international for the first time.

    BBC: Jamshed impresses in Pakistan win

  • My anxiety was not eased by the presence of steak knives with heavy wooden handles and sharp serrated blades, and a sort of diabolical trolley that was wheeled, steaming, to the table by a stout man with a pencil mustache who with the flourish of a gleaming knife indicated the meat and demanded to know where I wanted it carved.

    NPR: Excerpt: 'Trauma'

  • Led by the talented young nucleus of outfielder Matt Holliday, infielders Garrett Atkins and Troy Tulowitzki and pitcher Jeff Francis, the Rockies closed the season with a 13-1 flourish to tie for a playoff spot.

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