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Leavitt, by never failing to placate, flatter and worship her boss, has displayed a singular and decisive pathway, although not a very original one, to political success.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Elected officials and some others see a chance to create jobs and lure data centers and manufacturers to a rural patch whose economy has been flatter than the surrounding cornfields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

New ventures built with AI from the start offer a vision of how work might look elsewhere in the corporate world one day: a flatter structure with fewer co-workers where everyone is a player-coach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

But when Jurado sarcastically introduced the next speaker — “Your favorite, Lineage, will now present!” — the joke fell flatter than a solar panel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

“My dear, do not give way to such gloomy thoughts. Let us hope for better things. Let us flatter ourselves that I may be the survivor.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

But strip out the popular Mini Kelly handbag, which flatters the average premium, and larger versions of the Kelly and Birkin sell at par to retail prices once the auctioneers’ commission is factored in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Crypto markets have billions in wash trading — fake volume that flatters momentum and dupes newcomers.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

But it also flatters the ego of the raw milk enthusiast, who is convinced he's part of an elite group with special access to knowledge that ordinary people can't or won't access.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024

Liverpool's 2-0 win, not a scoreline that flatters them, made it five wins from five in the Champions League to put them top of the new format’s table.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024

So Trout keeps body and soul together as a circulation man for the Ilium Gazette, manages newspaper delivery boys, bullies and flatters and cheats little kids.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Again, I was surprised — and flattered — to find myself on the guest list, and naturally I wanted to know what the occasion was.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

In 2019 he told the Daily Mail that he was flattered by the attention but didn’t consider himself to be male-model material.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Burwell said he’s flattered by recent online praise from the likes of Ethel Cain, Flying Lotus and Kid Cudi for his score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Jurors previously were told she knew Ward had been in films and on TV and felt flattered when he asked for her Snapchat handle.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Adela, flattered, began to ponder on the truth of the statement.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

"That's why even some of my friends say things which are not flattering, because somebody said to them that somebody might persuade me to change my view."

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

On the strategy of effusively flattering Trump to keep the summit on track, Valasek said: “It’s a terrible system, of course, but better than any other alternative.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

He decided to give classic jerseys a whirl, transforming them into more flattering silhouettes that accentuate a curvy torso.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

It is probably the most personally flattering work of presidential art ever commissioned.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

She wore a flattering black cotton dress with a square neckline.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart