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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

River can be a good thing, social media algorithms can flatten the context around the waterway, particularly when it comes to demographic changes in nearby neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Mr. Talty presents characters worthy of our interest, but he tends to flatten them into stock types.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

Kuda handed Trashman a bottle cap, and he began to flatten it with his teeth.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

A hot-strip mill flattens thick slabs of heated steel into long, thin ribbons of sheet steel that are wound into coils and shipped to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Like VIX, it is not as bullish as it could be: The term structure of the VIX futures rises in the front end of the curve but then flattens out.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 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

We live saturated in opinion, reaction and digital noise, a culture that turns other people into content: flattened, accelerated, easy to dismiss.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

The hapless sunfish can weigh up to 2,000 kilograms and is distinct for both its size and peculiar shape featuring a flattened body and fins.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

In “Neon Demon,” he shot Elle Fanning like a million bucks, but gave her the personality of a flattened penny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The Chelsea midfielder was not even looking at the ball when he flattened his opponent.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

I flattened myself against the wall and held my breath to be less noticeable.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The quake caused widespread damage in the sweltering southwestern region, flattening homes, damaging bridges, triggering fires and leaving many without electricity and water.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

At this stage, the flattening appears to reflect a market that believes policy is not restrictive enough to bring inflation back to target, rather than a market focused primarily on slowing growth.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

A reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would likely lead to a steepening of sovereign curves, whereas a renewed escalation could trigger more flattening, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

What makes Reble compelling is her refusal to soften herself for wider consumption - she resists explaining, translating or flattening her world into something more familiar.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

His eyebrows drew together, his voice flattening out.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia