straighten
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She says every effort thereafter to straighten things out met the runaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 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
“And we’ll straighten that one out probably next. That’ll be our next one after this. And it won’t even be tough.”
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2025
Zheng got up and staggered around like a crab before he managed to straighten up.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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
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
Whatever you wear, I hope you share M&M’s and popcorn with someone who straightens your crown.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
“These are the people who died fighting against the junta,” says Vala as he straightens a bouquet that’s fallen over near the grave of his brother-in-law.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
The man straightens up and pats his shirt pockets.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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
She's ready, she says, well, shortly after she's blow dried and straightened her hair.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
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
With my fingers, I combed my pony’s mane and straightened out the long hair in her beautiful tail.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
"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
As he arrived, straightening his tie, to be confirmed in the top job in central London 10 days ago, I asked him why he'd taken so long.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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
Instead of straightening, the metal leg snapped off.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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