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a flinty and determined hero
a flinty warrior hardened by years of battle
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It’s located on the banks of the Loire and renowned for distinctive smoky, flinty sauvignon blancs that reflect the silex-rich soils and cooler microclimate of the appellation.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In 1988, Alan Moore and Brian Bolland rescued him from ’60s TV-show camp status with their flinty, inventive graphic novel The Killing Joke, a Joker origin story that stressed the grim psychological similarities between Batman and his most enduring enemy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 July 2025
Classic Grand Cru Chablis is characterized by flinty minerality and ripe citrus flavors.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Horns, woodwinds, and percussion are particularly gorgeous, with a lyrical, sometimes flinty brilliance that always steers clear of sharpness.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 June 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In 1988, Alan Moore and Brian Bolland rescued him from ’60s TV-show camp status with their flinty, inventive graphic novel The Killing Joke, a Joker origin story that stressed the grim psychological similarities between Batman and his most enduring enemy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 July 2025
Classic Grand Cru Chablis is characterized by flinty minerality and ripe citrus flavors.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Horns, woodwinds, and percussion are particularly gorgeous, with a lyrical, sometimes flinty brilliance that always steers clear of sharpness.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 June 2025
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“Flinty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flinty. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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