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What Slack did was radically flatten hierarchies and roles and change who could put what on the agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The researchers found that rift flanks begin to flatten relatively quickly once tectonic movement ends.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

Although long-term agreements from memory companies and a redesign of AI chips to address memory constraints “could flatten the amplitude of the cycle,” Moore said those factors should increase the duration of the memory boom.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

"Water voles have got scent glands on their feet and they will stamp down on the poo and they'll flatten it around and that is them scent marking their territory."

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

It took some strength at first to get the huge ball to flatten out, but then it was just a matter of rolling it over and over until it was flat enough.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

The shape of the yield curve is a major driver – when it flattens, it tends to indicate 10-year yields will drop.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The challenge will be convincing investors to finance these huge projects as oil demand flattens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

But funding a nongambler’s entrance into the gambling world as a kind of comedic protagonist not only puts the writer at risk but also flattens the seriousness of the story’s subject.

From Slate ● May 5, 2026

Sometimes it flattens the experience into palatable passive consumption.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

“There’s going to be a pretty good horse race,” wrote the New York World Telegram, “until Seabiscuit flattens out like a rug at the sixteenth pole.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Around 2010, however, that long-running trend unexpectedly flattened.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Disruption from AI and geopolitical tensions flattened the market after Monday’s sharp tech-fueled rally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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

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

As the arch flattened, as much as 250 miles of coastline—roughly equal to the distance from New York City to Washington, D.C.—sank by 2 feet.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

At first, the flattening yield curve appeared to be contributing to the sector’s weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The driverless tractor with spiked steel wheels will run over a programmed course, flattening newly spread trash to create space to bury more garbage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Treating scientific opinion as simply “for” or “against” risks flattening these important distinctions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 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 sorry, Your Exalted Majesty," the king said, flattening himself even lower to the ground.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin