flattering

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“It’s very flattering, and excellent to have that positioning, but if anything this announcement is one of us bringing the community along with us,” Chow said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Kirkland was not a paparazzo: Stars looked to him for portrayals of themselves that were distinctive and flattering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Other recent data points haven’t exactly painted a flattering picture of the state of the U.S. consumer and labor market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Other critics were more flattering, with the Financial Times's Danny Leigh giving it three stars.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Everywhere she set up cameras, Riefenstahl made sure she had the most flattering angles, generally cast upward, for filming the ultimate stars of the show, Adolf Hitler and his entourage.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown