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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

Some of them work by gently blowing air across the fabric, making it flutter and lift, so that it can then be sucked towards a gripper and clamped into place, for example.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

In the capital Hanoi, patriotic red-and-yellow banners flutter from lampposts and traffic lights, extolling the "national festival" where people "eagerly cast ballots".

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 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

She walked slowly, pausing before each step to gather strength for the next; her hands kept up a slight, shuddering movement like the nervous flutter of a bee on a flower.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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

Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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

Her hand flutters to her clavicle, to the silver chain around her neck, the claddagh charm—those tiny hands clasping a crowned heart: love, loyalty, friendship—a never-ending path that leads away from home and circles back.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Young people fluttered about, wearing custom white T-shirts emblazoned with the festival’s retro cartoon-style poster art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Two days later, thousands of Scots returned for Pride Night as the Toronto Blue Jays fluttered into town.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Outside many houses, British flags fluttered in the breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Blue-and-white Israeli flags fluttered in the wind, as mourners held the young lieutenant's portrait alongside a homemade banner reading: "We will remember forever."

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

Avoiding eye contact, she barely fluttered her hand.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

“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

Users say the devices have also registered a “bear” when it was a raccoon, a dog, even a fluttering flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

Geishas, known as geikos in Kyoto, and apprentices called maikos have been donning elaborate costumes and fluttering fans since the Miyako Odori -- or "capital city dance" -- first started in 1872.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

The fluttering I felt near my ankles was to mimic the sensation of a running critter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

The bees were a colony of fairies, fluttering busily around their queen.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish