flutter
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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
Pure climbers have calm body language: quiet shoulders, steady hips, legs that flutter on the pedals instead of pounding away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
This summer I visited the city where I always feel the flutter of familiarity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
She seemed unaware of the flutter she was causing.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Little wonder that the language of lepidoptery, with its lively flutters of phrase, has attracted so many literary types and other thinkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
The song flutters with the levity of a bolero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
David is gone from my room so fast my calendar flutters in the breeze he makes running past.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
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
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
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
A pixie fluttered up to me, shaking her fists and squealing as if she were reprimanding me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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
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
Symptoms of a severe condition include fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain and a fluttering heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Quickwit flapped into the air to get a better view of Roz’s face, and soon all the goslings were fluttering around her.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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