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"The jeopardy of losing one game is so harsh, it's almost like we don't get another chance to straighten things out," added McDermott.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

“You want to straighten out your press,” Trump said before bringing the conversation to an end.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

I see him wipe his eyes and straighten up, his jaw clenching.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

On her character’s wedding day, Colman traipses into the church like it’s a prank, then nervously straightens up as she realizes this ceremony is serious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

They then performed leg extensions, an exercise in which a person sits and straightens the lower legs against resistance to lift a weight.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 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

She meets my eyes briefly, as if apologetic, but then straightens and gives me a determined nod.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

“I’m going to be helping a certain air company get themselves straightened away,” he said, after he learned it has significant domestic operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

She's ready, she says, well, shortly after she's blow dried and straightened her hair.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Their mother, whom Jerry has been looking after, is dying, and there are medical bills that need to be straightened out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

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

From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025

She reached into her pocket, pulled out the paper, and busily straightened it until it was legible to her.

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

For centuries, the UK has modified landscapes to move water off the land as quickly as possible by draining uplands and peatlands, straightening rivers and disconnecting rivers from floodplains.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

“It is a little more of the same, but it is going to be straightening out,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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, I see,” he said, straightening up and leaning forward.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez