flutter
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As the vet administered the euthanasia that ended Cosmo’s suffering, I cooed to him Queen’s “You’re My Best Friend” until his paws didn’t flutter anymore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
It’s a dynamic production, with a distorted bassline that lurches and synths that flutter on the verses and explode on the choruses, signaling a moment of dancefloor ecstasy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 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
There was a flutter of red and blue outside and Alex remembered the flag he had seen.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
An American flag flutters above the red brick building, while merchants cluster and converse outside its entrance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
A mud-stained Venezuelan flag, tied to a pole, flutters in the Caribbean breeze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Metres away, just beyond the border post, an Iranian flag flutters in the snow.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Investors might want to listen to any flutters in their stomachs ahead of today’s Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
The room was almost black, and a rank smell sent flutters of panic along Tendai’s nerves.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
Outside many houses, British flags fluttered in the breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Hundreds of green Turkmen flags fluttered in the desert wind, held up by women in red, purple, blue and green outfits.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
The album covers fluttered like the display on a slot machine.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
California, Guatemala and El Salvador — fluttered over the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
The Arcanum blueprints fluttered out and unfurled between them.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
They came in small groups, some under military escort, blue and white Israeli flags fluttering from their cars as they passed Palestinian villages and farmlands.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“If I’m giving a gift … I just think there’s something more personal for them opening a card and having that piece of paper come fluttering out,” Bell said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Each time the Storm drove down the court, there was Johnson, her ponytail fluttering as she skirted around the arc before driving into the paint, nonchalantly tossing up layups as if it was still shootaround.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain and a fluttering heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The wind picks up, fluttering the pages of my pad, revealing the drawing of that purple flower in my mother’s garden.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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