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
There’d be a loud pledge to straighten it out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
Tressa sits up straighten “I think someone ought to tell him it’s summer and that maybe he should change his clothes.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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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
Word spreads that Sparks starter Kelsey Plum will be there soon and everyone straightens up.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 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
She meets my eyes briefly, as if apologetic, but then straightens and gives me a determined nod.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Instead of maintaining their curved shapes, the stems slowly straightened until they became nearly straight again.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
"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
Knightsbridge had a short lead as the two horses passed the mile marker, and when they straightened out in the stretch, the race was over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
He straightened up and walked out as steadily as he could.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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To determine what caused this change, the team examined the structure of the wood that developed during the straightening process.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 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
West of Hoover Street, the grid reorients itself, straightening into an American-style street grid.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Danso sets the table for nine, occasionally checking napkin positioning and straightening utensils.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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