flatter

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You will see, especially among younger people, more entrepreneurs launching smaller businesses or flatter structures as a result of these tools.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

A flatter “yield curve” can create problems for banks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

"Intelligence tools we're creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working," he wrote in a note to staff.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

“I’m not calling with a merger proposal to flatter you,” I said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

“I am sorry that it is beyond your skill to make a dress to flatter my complexion,” Penelope said curtly.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood