straighten
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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
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
“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
“Yes,” I say, and straighten up tall like Momma is always after me to do.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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
He visibly straightens and says to Drummond, “Devour feculence,” establishing that this is how he naturally speaks.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2025
He straightens up slowly, gingerly, like something hurts, but the pain doesn’t show on his face.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
"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
When she straightened up, her face was flush with a wide-eyed glow: “Oh my God!”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
A very kind woman working behind the desk straightened me out: I was being too literal.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
Sometimes other kids puckered their lips when he straightened Mrs. Schnurr’s book bins or passed out papers for Mrs. Fajardo.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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
"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
“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
She’s known for straightening out the oil industry in Venezuela, making sure they could make money off it.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2026
Grandma was sitting across from him, still in her nightdress, sipping tea, flipping through her old book, straightening up photos.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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