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The researchers identified four characteristics that can help determine whether a tilted tropical cyclone is likely to straighten vertically.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

“A lot of us, our hope is that eventually, history will straighten this all out and say, no, Gloria came in a little later, and her very loyal supporters have backtracked that history.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

After Wednesday’s column, readers emailed to straighten me out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

I rarely straighten my mop of thick, curly hair, and when I do, it’s not always a great experience.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

Lem Harvey didn’t smile, or straighten, or show any pleasure.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

“We are going to take those sanctions off until this straightens out,” Trump said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

The Mercator map is arguably the best for this purpose, because it straightens out spiraling rhumb lines, and that’s why it rose to dominance.

From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026

Whatever you wear, I hope you share M&M’s and popcorn with someone who straightens your crown.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024

These optical imperfections bend the images of straight lines into gnarled curves that the calibration effectively straightens out.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024

Cecil straightens up and adjusts his checked waistcoat, tugging the hem with both hands.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"If there is a problem, I will get it straightened out," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

“It’ll be back down once we get things straightened out.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Phair is at home too, makeup on and hair straightened, various musical instruments on the wall behind her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

A section of the River Kemp, in south Shropshire, had been straightened by landowners in the 1800s, disconnecting it from its natural floodplain and reducing biodiversity.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

At the last second, the plane banked wide along the side of the mountain, showed Akira its belly, and then straightened out to go shooting along the front edge of the fire.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

His grand goal was to reduce flooding, ease navigation and expand commercial shipping capacity by straightening the river’s course and shortening the distance between Basel and Bonn by 50 miles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"Great effort went into straightening rivers to harness them for our use, but also into enabling agriculture by draining the wetlands."

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Together, they launched Altadena Girls to gather donations including beauty and hair products — fragrances, makeup, pimple patches, straightening tools and diffusers — and new clothing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025

Mr Jabbar had operated on Jodee's daughter in 2022, when she was eight years old, fitting metal plates into her knees for leg lengthening and straightening.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024

I say, straightening up and scanning the midway.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen