straighten
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There’d be a loud pledge to straighten it out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
When he promises her that he’ll straighten out his life, he sounds as desperate as all the other bad men who’ve tried those same pleas on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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
“You want to straighten out your press,” Trump said before bringing the conversation to an end.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
I straighten up and look the Crown dead in his eyes.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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
Min-so's cousin, Park Du-yong, struggles not to cry as he straightens out her small, empty apartment, now home to just her goldfish.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
The man straightens up and pats his shirt pockets.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
“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 played sensibly, taking 80 balls over his 58, until he was bowled by a wicked delivery from Foulkes that angled in, then straightened.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
A very kind woman working behind the desk straightened me out: I was being too literal.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
He put her second foot beside the first one and pushed on her bottom while she straightened her legs.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
"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
We may all recoil in horror at “Mar-a-Lago face”—and you might be rolling your eyes at my foray into the world of butt-crack straightening.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 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
But then she seemed to catch herself, straightening and giving Ophie a stern look.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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