flatten
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Free chips briefly flatten the distinction between the appetizers-and-drinks family and the entrées-and-water family.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
A computer could then use the resulting scans to virtually flatten the tightly rolled sheets and expose the hidden writing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Gartner earlier projected that by the end of 2026, one in five organizations will use AI to flatten their structure, eliminating more than half of their current middle-management positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
James C. Scott called this legibility, the way institutions flatten complicated people into categories they can manage.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
From behind a pillow I tried to flatten myself down into the floor.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
If the U.S. yield curve flattens further, the ETF and the sector could fall, with the ETF potentially dropping to its next major support level at $53.25, which also coincides with the 200-day moving average.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Sometimes it flattens the experience into palatable passive consumption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
“When this ratio flattens, it suggests a potential balancing of labor supply and demand,” Jefferson said, according to a published text of his remarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
His voice flattens, his words become stripped back.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
She takes a piece of crumpled paper from her pocket and flattens it against her left palm.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
The cloud collapsed and flattened into a disk, eventually giving rise to the sun at its center and the planets that formed around it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
The yield curve has flattened out over roughly the past seven months as traders on Wall Street pushed the policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield dramatically higher.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
It’s the austerity era, with flattened hierarchies and more work left to middle managers who remain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
With the sun breaking through and a drying wind, the wicket flattened out and batting seemed to be becoming easier than on day one.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
They flattened themselves on the platform and endured the deafening sound.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
The added scattering produced by these interactions is responsible for the characteristic flattening and eventual increase in electrical resistance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
At first, the flattening yield curve appeared to be contributing to the sector’s weakness.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Since then, the yield curve has been flattening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
To some, it may feel like Araki is flattening complex social mores and misunderstanding the anxieties behind this era of semi-celibacy.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I am still figuring out the logistics of interacting with physical things,” Marco says, flattening the raven’s wings and letting it limp down the length of his arm.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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