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Almgren said last week that he chose to run New York rather than flatter, faster courses in Chicago or Valencia because he wanted a true race rather than a time trial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

Although Celtic conceded four, the scoreline did not flatter Benfica.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The colors he uses are flatter, more primary than the ones I usually see, but they’re still pretty close.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

But strip out the popular Mini Kelly handbag, which flatters the average premium, and larger versions of the Kelly and Birkin sell at par to retail prices once the auctioneers’ commission is factored in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 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

Shortly after being banished, a disguised Kent flatters King Lear by telling him that he has that quality that leads other men to follow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

Max flatters me but not in a sleazy way.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

This compared with a profit of 2 billion euros Munich Re made a year before, when its results were flattered by exceptionally low major-loss expenditures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Mourinho said he was "very flattered" to be offered the job of replacing Ferguson "because Manchester United has an incredible appeal".

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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

And yet I’m flattered that Hilly has so much faith that someone like him would be interested in someone like me.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

WSJ | Buy Side: Upgrade your athleisure wardrobe with these comfy, flattering men’s joggers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

"On this… it's all very flattering," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

On the other, law enforcement can also request AI conversations, courts can subpoena AI chat logs and chatbots can provide inaccurate information while also flattering people, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I do like SI, because ‘artificial’ is not a very flattering thing.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Fremantle radiated approval like a tattered star, but he did it with such cool and delicate grace that there was nothing unnatural about it, nothing fawning or flattering.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara