straighten

“If there are, we’ll have to straighten it out, but I don’t think there’s too many significant differences,” Trump said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Or could the head of the country's supreme audit institution, another Socialist named Pierre Moscovici, help straighten the country's finances?

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025

Should these innings be used to straighten out previously-successful relievers such as Treinen and Scott?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025

When the pole starts to straighten, Duplantis is fully upside down and rotates his body to face away from the runway while still applying pressure to the pole.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

Visualizing the problem in your head, you straighten the text, bold the faded equation, connect it to the page in the textbook.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Word spreads that Sparks starter Kelsey Plum will be there soon and everyone straightens up.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

A microlens array first aligns and straightens the light from each laser.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 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

When he sees me, he straightens his shoulders.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

A very kind woman working behind the desk straightened me out: I was being too literal.

From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025

Bigklit, formerly Indigo Vanity: That’s what a lot of people knew me for: the curly, big half-pink, half-black hair with my straightened bangs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

In pictures, she can be seen smiling sweetly at the camera in a smart black suit with straightened brown hair during a visit to the Financial Times in 2010.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025

“The tears that I have shed over this, the frustration, the hours on the phone, trying to get it straightened out,” said Reisen, who lives in the Philadelphia area.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025

But whether she was too nervous to do a thorough job or whether there was a more mysterious explanation, she straightened up empty-handed.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

"Expansion and straightening cause water to drain away into the North Sea and Baltic Sea even faster, rather than being retained in the surrounding area."

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

She’s known for straightening out the oil industry in Venezuela, making sure they could make money off it.

From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2026

“We’re supposed to be bright and alert pupils with intelligent and witty repartee,” Cumberbatch says, straightening up with feigned attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

“Oh, maybe I should explain,” she said, straightening the oversized flower behind her ear.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas