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Its rounded shape is an important clue because weapons tipped with flint or stone generally produce openings with flatter or more angular edges.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

In response to complaints of speeding, he said, Raman’s office helped get four speed tables — a flatter, wider version of speed bumps — installed in the intersection near his business last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

He’s setting up a flatter leadership team with everyone reporting directly to him; no one is taking his place as COO and president, U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

By the end, her stomach appears flatter - if a little red.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But Jack was pointing to the high declivities that led down from the mountain to the flatter part of the island.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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

That flatters him a little, although more of his wickets were top-order dismissals than lower-order by the series' end - a reversal of his return at the start.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025

Popular entertainment not only diverts viewers; it habitually flatters them.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 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

This compared with a profit of 2 billion euros Munich Re made a year before, when its results were flattered by exceptionally low major-loss expenditures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The end of regulatory tailwinds that recently flattered the group’s results mean Fresenius Medical Care could be set for an operating profit contraction, according to JPM.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

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

Stammering that he was very flattered to be asked, he let Penny down as gently as possible.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

WSJ | Buy Side: Upgrade your athleisure wardrobe with these comfy, flattering men’s joggers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

On the other, law enforcement can also request AI conversations, courts can subpoena AI chat logs and chatbots can provide inaccurate information while also flattering people, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Elsewhere, Everton's tale of the tape is not so flattering.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Police conducted dozens of raids Thursday into the alleged embezzlement of public funds by the company that produced the flattering biopic.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

I flip them over correctly, along the most flattering part in my hairline.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali