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Ten minutes and a flutter of scissor kicks later, my thighs felt like concrete pylons, and my hip flexors, which I was previously unacquainted with, were screaming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

Her eyelids flutter closed and the rose petals around their feet begin to stir.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

It was silly, after everything we’d been through tonight, how that little promise sent flutters through my stomach, and made me unable to speak.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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

A few large black feathers fluttered in a gentle breeze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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

“Are you okay, Ma?” said the goose as he fluttered to his mother’s side.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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

In Dumfries, one of the most colourful shows of support for Scotland is outside Kings coffee shop, with flags fluttering above its outdoor tables.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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

They flittered up into the air, dancing around the light, thousands and thousands of them, fluttering together, dancing to our song.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall