smooth
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There was always something going whether it was smooth talking or trying to be funny, but I think stand-up taught me how to be quiet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Instead of a smooth rise and fall, the brightness repeatedly traced something resembling a triangle.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
He had bought a plane ticket, according to prosecutors, and a federal official had arranged to meet with him at the Athens airport to smooth his departure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
In addition, the memory-chip makers are trying to persuade customers to commit to multi-year contracts that may smooth out an earnings profile that has, historically, been extremely volatile.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
They weren’t nearly as smooth or even as the thread his father used to make, but they’d do.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Had Ratan Tata overseen the succession himself, the transition would have been smoother, he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Griffith Park carousel has one speed — 14 mph — and the hope is to update it with some modern controls to create a smoother ride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
International licensing agreements make the process of marketing and distributing drugs easier and can help Chinese firms conduct clinical trials outside of China, which typically leads to smoother FDA approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
As a result those who have an energy fund in their retirement account, alongside stock and bond index funds, have enjoyed the investors’ holy grail: Bigger gains, and smoother returns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Enrique’s Journey The tracks, smoother now, begin to climb.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Even at the Carpenters’ smoothest, I hear deep sadness in Karen’s singing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
“SPR releases go the smoothest when you can release something very close to what’s been lost,” said Andrew Harbourne, analyst at Wood Mackenzie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Your Party has not got off to the smoothest of starts.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
But it hasn’t always been the smoothest ride.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
And she gave me the smoothest and whitest stone I had ever seen.
From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan
These include having software that smooths out rapid acceleration, adding sound systems and subtle seat vibrations to signal to passengers that the car is moving, and offering adaptive regenerative braking that reduces sudden deceleration.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
In this cosmic battle, dark energy appears to be winning — expanding our universe over trillions of years until everything thins and smooths out into almost nothingness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
This layer smooths the input data before calculating changes, avoiding the instability caused by traditional methods.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 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
Millie scoots her chair in close and smooths down her hair.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
Politically strong, he smoothed relations around former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's attempt to gain support for a World Cup every two years, and has never truly bought into the idea of a 64-team tournament.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Her overseas posting and relocation were smoothed by $1.2 million in perks, covering housing-related costs, lease termination, tuition, tax prep and other benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
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
Earlier methods often smoothed these features into broad averages.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
He smoothed his beard down over his broad chest.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
“As researchers, we think about smoothing consumption,” said Greig.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Team boss Frederic Vasseur, who said he would talk to the drivers before discussing this in the media, has some smoothing out to do before this weekend's race in Madrid.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
She returns to the bed, smoothing the creased postcard against her leg.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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