Example Sentences

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He said company bosses were privately acknowledging to him that recruitment of young people is flattening because of the technology.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

With longer-dated Treasury yields falling faster than their short-end peers, the curve is flattening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Wage gains for low-wage workers are now at near-parity with the latest inflation readings, which means purchasing power is flattening.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

The script’s fundamental misstep is flattening Doris into a shy innocent — a sympathetic, synthetic template of a good kid.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Because it is flattening and shrinking the world, Globalization 3.0 is going to be more and more driven not only by individuals but also by a much more diverse — non-Western, nonwhite—group of individuals.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman