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Whether there is a physical change - or any need for one - is debatable, but fans of the massages claim they help "flatten" and "debloat" and give a "snatched waist" and "sculpted abs".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Gartner earlier projected that by the end of 2026, one in five organizations will use AI to flatten their structure, eliminating more than half of their current middle-management positions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

I gulped and took a step back, half expecting R.C. to flatten me.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

If the U.S. yield curve flattens further, the ETF and the sector could fall, with the ETF potentially dropping to its next major support level at $53.25, which also coincides with the 200-day moving average.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Everyone flattens ideas into a tiny text box for AI, and Olive’s patented model training retains the prosody and turn-taking in a voice exchange to reveal uncompressed intent that a frontier model needs,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Over and over again, this documentary makes the point that the screen flattens people’s full humanity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

His voice flattens, his words become stripped back.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

Before I can say anything, William stands up, takes his hat off and flattens down his hair.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The cloud collapsed and flattened into a disk, eventually giving rise to the sun at its center and the planets that formed around it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

The yield curve has flattened out over roughly the past seven months as traders on Wall Street pushed the policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield dramatically higher.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

On the third day, they climbed to a high point from which they could see the flattened area where his brother’s two-story residence building once stood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

With the sun breaking through and a drying wind, the wicket flattened out and batting seemed to be becoming easier than on day one.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Charlie pulls out a totally flattened hat, and his shoulders sag a little.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

Next up is a driverless Caterpillar compactor with spiked steel wheels that will run over a programmed course, flattening fresh layers of refuse to make way for additional waste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

This flattening is a problem for market values of mortgage-backed securities because it pushes down expectations for long-term interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Treating scientific opinion as simply “for” or “against” risks flattening these important distinctions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

To some, it may feel like Araki is flattening complex social mores and misunderstanding the anxieties behind this era of semi-celibacy.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

Coraline had time to observe that the house itself was continuing to change, becoming less distinct and flattening out, even as she raced down the stairs.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman