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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

“It affects us all,” said Hussein, 22, who lives and works near Sparkhill, a largely Muslim neighborhood in Birmingham, where Palestinian flags flutter above shops and festoon a nearby park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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

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

I drop it like it’s fire, watch it flutter to the floor while I count and breathe, count and breathe, forcing my hammering heart to chill out.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

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

A dog-eared punk zine flutters near a vellum-bound folio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

His face was motionless as a black mask except for the slow, wide flutters of his nostrils with each breath.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

One second remained on the clock, and the last pass of the game fluttered in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Notes of well wishes fluttered against the trunk as music rang out, and the group joined hands and swayed in unison for an "elm dance", which some nature lovers and activists believe helps trees heal.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The ravenous audience, almost entirely women, fluttered dollar bills all around, while easily filling the saloon’s 300-person capacity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 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

I tried to gently shake her off, but she only fluttered her wings and continued her search.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

When CBN was withdrawn, the mice also displayed physical symptoms resembling withdrawal, including head twitching and paw fluttering.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

But underwater, we grit our teeth at Jay’s every fluttering breath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Moth swarms so thick they can blot out the stars are fluttering across Australia, heralding a migratory spectacle unseen since the creature's brush with extinction nearly 10 years ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The assumption was that he was fluttering his eyelashes at Real Madrid.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

The cool air washed over her, fluttering her nightdress against bare legs.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood