flatten

Example Sentences

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As demand for artificial intelligence skyrockets, AI companies have been grasping for solutions to flatten the steep cost curve of compute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

But in the push to legalize same-sex marriage, advocates tended to flatten the experiences and family structures of queer people to make it palatable to the American public.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But that doesn’t necessarily flatten one more than the other.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

Dubois' representative Sam Jones predicted his fighter would "flatten" Ipswich's Wardley in quick time.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

I’d slide this awful story off my shoulders, flatten it, sketch out our crimes like a failed battle plan and shake it in the faces of my neighbors, who are wary of me already.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver