flatten

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The idea was to stack them up, allowing each to account for a portion of the reductions needed to flatten the surging rate of global emissions.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

It is also encouraging to see the long-term 200-week simple moving average beginning to flatten, a potential sign that the broader downtrend is stabilizing.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Long-end Treasury yields declined more than short-end yields, causing the curve to flatten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

We're here to find out what version of Fury we're going to see - the fleet-footed mover, or someone who has made a conscious decision to flatten his feet and rely more on upper-body movement.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

And the bombardment also failed to flatten the Germans’ barbed-wire entanglements, merely tossing the barbed wire around and creating even more of a barrier than before.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman