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As the vet administered the euthanasia that ended Cosmo’s suffering, I cooed to him Queen’s “You’re My Best Friend” until his paws didn’t flutter anymore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Some of them work by gently blowing air across the fabric, making it flutter and lift, so that it can then be sucked towards a gripper and clamped into place, for example.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

“It affects us all,” said Hussein, 22, who lives and works near Sparkhill, a largely Muslim neighborhood in Birmingham, where Palestinian flags flutter above shops and festoon a nearby park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

In the capital Hanoi, patriotic red-and-yellow banners flutter from lampposts and traffic lights, extolling the "national festival" where people "eagerly cast ballots".

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

“We will wait for night in the courtyard of the Hall of Imperial Longevity,” he said, standing and causing all the attendants to rush forward in a flutter.

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

An American flag flutters above the red brick building, while merchants cluster and converse outside its entrance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

A mud-stained Venezuelan flag, tied to a pole, flutters in the Caribbean breeze.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Investors might want to listen to any flutters in their stomachs ahead of today’s Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

He said he also experienced side-effects like headaches, heart flutters, sore gums, a decrease in his appetite and feeling irritable.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025

Rachel/Rachelle flutters her purple eyelashes at him like he’s some kind of Uberdude.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Notes of well wishes fluttered against the trunk as music rang out, and the group joined hands and swayed in unison for an "elm dance", which some nature lovers and activists believe helps trees heal.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

A few large black feathers fluttered in a gentle breeze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Before Allbirds fluttered into NewBirdAI, I asked Cooper to look at whether companies announcing a pivot to AI have been getting a stock boost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Blue-and-white Israeli flags fluttered in the wind, as mourners held the young lieutenant's portrait alongside a homemade banner reading: "We will remember forever."

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

Their bodies became a collective, a tapestry of wing and wind that fluttered with life, transforming into the figure of a young woman with dark hair and dark eyes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

When CBN was withdrawn, the mice also displayed physical symptoms resembling withdrawal, including head twitching and paw fluttering.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

In his hands a wafer-thin passage of clay becomes the fluttering hem of the Virgin’s mantle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

But underwater, we grit our teeth at Jay’s every fluttering breath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Moth swarms so thick they can blot out the stars are fluttering across Australia, heralding a migratory spectacle unseen since the creature's brush with extinction nearly 10 years ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

And the other half, fluttering in their cages, had no camel to carry them.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri