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Its rounded shape is an important clue because weapons tipped with flint or stone generally produce openings with flatter or more angular edges.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

In response to complaints of speeding, he said, Raman’s office helped get four speed tables — a flatter, wider version of speed bumps — installed in the intersection near his business last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Seven did not flatter them in the slightest.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Among the newly popular offerings: a slouchier, lower-rise version of its flagship jean sold as 501 ’90s, and its wedgie bootcut fit, which was designed to flatter the backside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

His coat had lost its lovely, glossy look; his round little stomach grew flatter every day.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

Except for Iran, of course, which he alternately bombs, demonizes and flatters.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

But strip out the popular Mini Kelly handbag, which flatters the average premium, and larger versions of the Kelly and Birkin sell at par to retail prices once the auctioneers’ commission is factored in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Crypto markets have billions in wash trading — fake volume that flatters momentum and dupes newcomers.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

Shortly after being banished, a disguised Kent flatters King Lear by telling him that he has that quality that leads other men to follow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

“But I already have a much better image. The color flatters me, don’t you think?”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

The reinsurer’s third-quarter net profit was less than that of the same period a year before, when its results were flattered by exceptionally low major-loss expenditures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Hannover Re said currency effects weighed on its results due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, while last year’s depreciation of the greenback flattered its earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Again, I was surprised — and flattered — to find myself on the guest list, and naturally I wanted to know what the occasion was.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

By signing Garnacho on loan they do not have a longer-term commitment to a winger who has flattered to deceive at Stamford Bridge and has not enhanced his reputation.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Would he be flattered by Octavia’s undying love for him?

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

WSJ | Buy Side: Upgrade your athleisure wardrobe with these comfy, flattering men’s joggers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

"On this… it's all very flattering," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The size of Cruise's star in the movie firmament makes the comparison even less flattering: "Digger" was never going to be in the same ballpark as the multi-billion dollar "Mission: Impossible" franchise.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

This is why the sight of empty seats in high school gymnasiums and muted cable coverage that tell a less flattering story cuts so deeply.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

“It is flattering, to be sure, but a simple ‘Happy birthday!’ would have done just as well,” she thought.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood