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What it says about America: Genres were dissolving and the internet was flattening the musical landscape into a shared monoculture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Colombian Justice Minister Néstor Osuna said that his country was "flattening the curve" and that the rate of increase was much lower than in 2021.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023

Even before COVID, the number coming to the United States was flattening out, according to the Institute of International Education.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023

He argued that Twitter’s growth was flattening for years, and that the company changed how it calculated its user numbers in 2019 to create the appearance of more growth.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022

My stomach was flattening down, and my limbs were filling out as they’d been before, only bigger and stronger.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo