smoothing

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Earnings growth will be driven by banks swapping out floating deposit income—assets that fluctuate with changing interest rates—for fixed-rate assets, smoothing their net interest income, the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

In December, the Albanian government grants a "strategic investor" status to a company linked to Kushner, smoothing the project's path.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

It can work for some people who prefer the “pull off the Band-Aid approach,” but for most, smoothing out the tax consequences works best.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Finds included bone pegs for stretching vellum as it dried, and tools such as knives and pumice stones for scraping and smoothing animal hides.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Ben grabbed a pile of clothes and stuffed them under the mattress of his bed, smoothing the mattress with his hand to ensure that no lumps were visible.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy