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Earlier simulations often assumed that water would rise through Europa's ice in a relatively smooth and organized flow.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Far easier to build the observatory of brick and to spray it with stucco, approximating concrete’s smooth contours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The show grew so popular that it spawned a whole genre of smooth and sexy music, exemplified by artists like Anita Baker and Luther Vandross.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

Under Simon’s direction, the presentation is smooth and professional, though the ensemble reflects different levels of experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

He’d fallen into a smooth round hole in the ground that fit snugly between the roots of one of the burned-out trees.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Today, it appears the singer is enjoying a much smoother ride, financially, with estimates placing her net worth at a staggering $360 million.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Manufacturers often add chemicals that alter the liquid's surface tension to create smoother, more uniform coatings.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Arabica, the smoother bean used in many premium coffees, was also hurt by Brazil’s weather problems.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

To prevent wild price swings and ensure a smoother launch, a greenshoe agreement lets the banks handling the listing sell more shares than originally planned.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

By the time I got to Mrs. Rouse’s room, I’d rolled that word around so much, I thought I might just have rolled its sharp edges a tiny bit smoother.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

The smoothest option is to hold the item in the opposite hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

But it hasn’t always been the smoothest ride.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

Australia may be unbeaten but did not start this tournament in the smoothest fashion, with individual performances digging their batting line-up out of trouble in their opening matches.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025

Turner’s Philadelphia tenure didn’t get off to the smoothest start.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

On the footpath that led past the warren, bright threads of light—watery, a mirage—trickled and glittered across the shortest, smoothest grass.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

The dynamism of the singing and dancing smooths out some of the adaptation’s rough edges.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

It removes friction, smooths edges, and hands you the answer before you’ve had a chance to reach for it yourself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

The combination smooths earnings compared to pure production-driven models.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026

This smooths out optical distortions while avoiding extra noise that could be mistaken for real gravitational-wave signals.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025

He smooths it down with his fingertips, and there is a strange smile on his face as he looks at it, like he’s caressing it with his eyes.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Ahead of the opening arguments, Rinderknecht smoothed back his hair and his lawyer helped adjust his tie, before giving him a pat on the back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

But they smoothed over the tensions during Petro's visit to the White House in February.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Few automobile exteriors are ever finished like this, with its broad, sterling-like chrome garnishes at the lower grille intakes, the rocker panels, exhaust outlets and bumpers, all smoothed perfectly into the blown-glass curvatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

“Over time, he stuck closer to his briefing book. The sharp edges were smoothed, reducing points of conflict as well as the information content,”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026

Broken in half, it hardly smoothed her hair at all.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Increasingly, luxury resorts and lodges are smoothing the learning curve, pairing upscale accommodations with fully outfitted excursions that take care of the logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

These accounts collide with the present era’s eerie uncertainty at every turn, making for an altogether riveting, cyclical listening experience that tells her life’s story without smoothing its contradictions.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 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

“He says you don’t have to use the reins. He knows where we’re going,” Pita said, pressing her cheek against the animal’s cheek and smoothing down the tuft of hair at his forehead.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall