smooth
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For decades, drugmakers had called RAS “undruggable,” because its surface was too smooth for traditional molecules to latch on to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The journey took almost 12 hours - and was not entirely a smooth one.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
But what makes it familiar is that moment when the drums kick in and Dulli’s vocals are immediately in your ears, smooth yet commanding.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Instead of the smaller pot's smooth surface, the larger vessel was rough, and its material does not appear to match established local pottery traditions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Death reached up and pulled him down, and it was shining and smooth, like the moment of falling asleep ...
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Test Score also rallied from behind but had a little smoother journey under Juan Hernandez and outdid the other closers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
By making smart money choices now, young people may pave a smoother road toward financial security and independence in the future.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Manufacturers often add chemicals that alter the liquid's surface tension to create smoother, more uniform coatings.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The irony is that no one at this World Cup seemed to have a smoother road to the final than Argentina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The ride is smoother when we get out of factionless territory and into the clean parts of the city.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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
“Right now, my skin is the smoothest and clearest it’s been in forever,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
But he'd also vowed to make this the smoothest presidential transition in history, instructing every department in the executive branch to prepare briefing binders for the incoming administration.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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
The language smooths out, the argument grows more confident, and the hesitation fades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The surge in deductions temporarily pushes corporate tax payments down, before the pattern smooths and corporate tax revenues stabilize over time.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 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
Vivian smooths the blanket on her lap and shakes her head as if deep in thought.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Munich's Allianz Arena is sculpted by thousands of diamond-shaped inflatable cushions, while Sydney's similarly named Allianz Stadium has a flatter facade smoothed with long bronze fins.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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
What we’re likely to be left with is an adaptation that hits all of the beats of the hundreds of motion picture takes on the story with all of their charms and idiosyncrasies smoothed away.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 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
With one hand she smoothed her dark blond hair, which was arranged in an elegant chignon at the nape of her neck.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
“Without compromising its fundamental objective of ensuring price stability, this decision also implies smoothing economic fluctuations and fostering full employment.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
The visit was officially meant to celebrate transatlantic ties as the United States marks its 250th anniversary of independence from Britain, but much of Charles's time has been spent smoothing over tensions over Iran.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
It would inflate the balloon with a huge burst of power, smoothing out the lumpiness of the universe in the same way a breath of air smooths out the wrinkles of a balloon.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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