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Its rounded shape is an important clue because weapons tipped with flint or stone generally produce openings with flatter or more angular edges.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

In response to complaints of speeding, he said, Raman’s office helped get four speed tables — a flatter, wider version of speed bumps — installed in the intersection near his business last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Yet even moving to a flatter yield-curve environment can have negative consequences.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Lamanna says he now runs a flatter organization with an emphasis on player-coaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Suddenly he stooped and looked at the stone on the top of the cairn; it was flatter than the others, and whiter, as if it had escaped the fire.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The bubble story survives because it flatters people who can’t beat the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Crypto markets have billions in wash trading — fake volume that flatters momentum and dupes newcomers.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

That flatters him a little, although more of his wickets were top-order dismissals than lower-order by the series' end - a reversal of his return at the start.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025

But it also flatters the ego of the raw milk enthusiast, who is convinced he's part of an elite group with special access to knowledge that ordinary people can't or won't access.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024

Max flatters me but not in a sleazy way.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

The reinsurer’s third-quarter net profit was less than that of the same period a year before, when its results were flattered by exceptionally low major-loss expenditures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Again, I was surprised — and flattered — to find myself on the guest list, and naturally I wanted to know what the occasion was.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

These include higher research and development capitalization that helped automotive margins, and a 300-million-euro partner prepayment that flattered free cash flow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Burwell said he’s flattered by recent online praise from the likes of Ethel Cain, Flying Lotus and Kid Cudi for his score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

“You were going through my things?” he asked, though in truth he was more flattered than anything else.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

WSJ | Buy Side: Upgrade your athleisure wardrobe with these comfy, flattering men’s joggers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The size of Cruise's star in the movie firmament makes the comparison even less flattering: "Digger" was never going to be in the same ballpark as the multi-billion dollar "Mission: Impossible" franchise.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Even by boxing's recent standards, the past 24 hours have been extraordinary - and not a particularly flattering look for the sport.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Through the muscle pain, mental strain and those loose-fitting uniforms that are shapeless and weirdly flattering, our marriage got its groove back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

I'm not the sort of person normally mistaken for being fast and well-coordinated, and because of this, I found Martin's assumption to be oddly flattering.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris