straighten
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“You have New Orleans, which has a crime problem. We’ll straighten that out in two weeks, easier than D.C.,”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
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
Jonathan tried to straighten up but he couldn’t lift her off the ground.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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
He visibly straightens and says to Drummond, “Devour feculence,” establishing that this is how he naturally speaks.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2025
Clutching the bow in those strong toes, he raises it to chest level and straightens his leg to attain a full draw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
Voxy straightens his suit and checks its closures.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
A very kind woman working behind the desk straightened me out: I was being too literal.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 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
When his Part D drug plan declined to cover one of his medications, the office staff called the insurance company and got it straightened out, saving him time and frustration.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2025
Now that the couple has straightened out their identity issues, their bond is stronger than ever — and so are their relationships with Palmer’s two adult daughters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
West of Hoover Street, the grid reorients itself, straightening into an American-style street grid.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
He may be the latest out of many to play the role, but the same devotion to straightening odd knots keeps him ever-relevant.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
They would keep the "crab" position until the last moment before the wheels touch the ground, straightening the aircraft for a smooth landing.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
“I keep thinking: Maybe he will come back?” she said, straightening the papers.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
“Because I thought that’s where you came from,” I said, straightening his blanket.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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