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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

A Wall Street Journal report last week that model developer OpenAI has failed to meet internal targets sent only a brief flutter through AI-related stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 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

Under my arm I could feel the irregular flutter of her heart.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

And the fear wakes up, flutters in my chest, jumps into my throat.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Before Allbirds fluttered into NewBirdAI, I asked Cooper to look at whether companies announcing a pivot to AI have been getting a stock boost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Amid fading light, the delicate fledglings fluttered in a wind portending a storm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

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

Their bodies became a collective, a tapestry of wing and wind that fluttered with life, transforming into the figure of a young woman with dark hair and dark eyes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

“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

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

Along the riverside path, cyclists rode with the wind and a trio of young filmmakers recorded pigeons fluttering around “La Grande Fenêtre,” a 1974 abstract work at the Outdoor Sculpture Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Each one was like a bird, fluttering in and out of her mind too quickly to be logical, but she considered them just the same.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray