flattered

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Real GDP was likely also flattered by statistical effects like a low base and weak deflators, DBS’s economic team said.

From The Wall Street Journal

And I don’t need to be flattered, I really don’t.

From Los Angeles Times

And as a former Apple operations employee, Jones was flattered when Flighty won an Apple Design Award.

From The Wall Street Journal

We’re flattered by the attention, but the spin doctors cried fake news rather than address the substantive arguments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Achieving an industrial margin of over 10% is impressive on the face of it, but the figure is flattered by higher R&D capitalization and a property sale in buses, Bernstein says.

From The Wall Street Journal