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Now Nasa is working around that problem using the X-59's elongated snout to flatten supersonic booms into tolerable bumps in the background.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Gartner earlier projected that by the end of 2026, one in five organizations will use AI to flatten their structure, eliminating more than half of their current middle-management positions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

James C. Scott called this legibility, the way institutions flatten complicated people into categories they can manage.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The researchers found that rift flanks begin to flatten relatively quickly once tectonic movement ends.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

Time was slow ’nough that I seent his nose flatten out and spread o’er his cheeks, looking like someone had slapped him in the face with a piece of brownish Georgia ham.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

If the U.S. yield curve flattens further, the ETF and the sector could fall, with the ETF potentially dropping to its next major support level at $53.25, which also coincides with the 200-day moving average.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Everyone flattens ideas into a tiny text box for AI, and Olive’s patented model training retains the prosody and turn-taking in a voice exchange to reveal uncompressed intent that a frontier model needs,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Sometimes it flattens the experience into palatable passive consumption.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

"If you think about taking a bowl of pizza dough and setting it spinning above your head, it flattens out," she explained.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

But the cat just narrows his eyes, flattens his one ear, and hisses back at me.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Around 2010, however, that long-running trend unexpectedly flattened.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Disruption from AI and geopolitical tensions flattened the market after Monday’s sharp tech-fueled rally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The yield curve has flattened out over roughly the past seven months as traders on Wall Street pushed the policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield dramatically higher.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

With the sun breaking through and a drying wind, the wicket flattened out and batting seemed to be becoming easier than on day one.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

With the dragon’s broad horselike face and flattened body, it resembled the sort of zmeu that might adorn a medieval icon or tapestry.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

This flattening of subject matter highlights both the absurdity and power of the mass-produced image: An exploding plane, a passionate kiss and a load of laundry are all given equal weight through Lichtenstein’s eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The added scattering produced by these interactions is responsible for the characteristic flattening and eventual increase in electrical resistance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

At first, the flattening yield curve appeared to be contributing to the sector’s weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

To some, it may feel like Araki is flattening complex social mores and misunderstanding the anxieties behind this era of semi-celibacy.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

I smoothed my palm over the cover, flattening a corner that might have bent in the fall from Fred’s window.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen