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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

Seven did not flatter them in the slightest.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The prairie was flatter than anything I had ever seen.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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

Popular entertainment not only diverts viewers; it habitually flatters them.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024

Her appreciation for these details flatters him; it occurs to him that he has never spoken of his experiences in India to any American friend.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

“I was surprised — and flattered — to find myself on the guest list.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

I was afraid he would turn on me with disgust and accuse me of my fraud, but he still seemed flattered.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

The Times’ obituary was as flattering as most: “We have public men who might well copy in some measure the pose of mind, the calm dignity, the graceful honesty and gentle manliness of Romualdo Pacheco.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Earlier that morning, Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei published a flattering bulletin placing Schmitt atop the speculative short list to be Vice President JD Vance’s 2028 running mate, quoting admirers of the senator.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 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

In the absence of information, you’ll likely choose the most flattering answer.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Everywhere she set up cameras, Riefenstahl made sure she had the most flattering angles, generally cast upward, for filming the ultimate stars of the show, Adolf Hitler and his entourage.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown