straighten
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When he promises her that he’ll straighten out his life, he sounds as desperate as all the other bad men who’ve tried those same pleas on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The researchers identified four characteristics that can help determine whether a tilted tropical cyclone is likely to straighten vertically.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“You want to straighten out your press,” Trump said before bringing the conversation to an end.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
After Wednesday’s column, readers emailed to straighten me out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
“Yes,” I say, and straighten up tall like Momma is always after me to do.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
A microlens array first aligns and straightens the light from each laser.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026
“We are going to take those sanctions off until this straightens out,” Trump said Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
The Mercator map is arguably the best for this purpose, because it straightens out spiraling rhumb lines, and that’s why it rose to dominance.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Whatever you wear, I hope you share M&M’s and popcorn with someone who straightens your crown.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
She straightens her knee slowly, her other leg pointing to the side, toes extended like a ballerina’s.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
“It’ll be back down once we get things straightened out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Their mother, whom Jerry has been looking after, is dying, and there are medical bills that need to be straightened out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The four animals are expected to help return the West Glen River near Grantham to a more natural course after centuries of being straightened and deepened to drain farmland.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
A very kind woman working behind the desk straightened me out: I was being too literal.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
She straightened up the room and came over to the window to close the blinds.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
His grand goal was to reduce flooding, ease navigation and expand commercial shipping capacity by straightening the river’s course and shortening the distance between Basel and Bonn by 50 miles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Expansion and straightening cause water to drain away into the North Sea and Baltic Sea even faster, rather than being retained in the surrounding area."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
As he arrived, straightening his tie, to be confirmed in the top job in central London 10 days ago, I asked him why he'd taken so long.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Together, they launched Altadena Girls to gather donations including beauty and hair products — fragrances, makeup, pimple patches, straightening tools and diffusers — and new clothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
With the unusual excitement, and having to go to market earlier than usual, Mrs. Popper had not yet got around to straightening the house.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
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