flutter
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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
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
In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 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
It’s like looking up and seeing the material of your parachute fray and flutter.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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
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
I snap at it and it flutters off.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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
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
The album covers fluttered like the display on a slot machine.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
The birds made one last turn and fluttered into a narrow side street.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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
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
I stared at the tub, my heart fluttering against my breastbone.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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