flutter
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If you’ve caught yourself muttering Carlton Fisk wouldn’t have given anyone a fist bump, then Raleigh’s snub probably makes your cold heart flutter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
That’s the scenario posed by a new piece of commentary doing the rounds over the weekend, which has caused quite a flutter online.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The soundtrack captures the subtle smack of lips moving and the flutter of expressive hands moving through air, as well as extraneous sound like the hum of a jet passing overhead.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
I felt my first flutter of panic in my chest.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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