flat out
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“This is flat out a lie,” responded Kalshi’s co-founder and operating chief, Luana Lopes Lara, less than a half-hour later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Everything that we’ve got running is going to be flat out for the rest of the year,” Fitterling said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Jacobson says they have computers now working flat out generating brackets for this year’s competition.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
He added that he could not give MPs a publication date, saying: "We are working flat out to agree the plan with everyone across government."
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
He had John flat out before I could get Belle turned around, because my jumping leg had her side stepping and confused.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
When Eisenberg first met Moore, he told her flat-out, “I don’t want you to worry about this scene.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
So, although the cars entered Pouhon flat-out, just as they did last year, the turn-in speed was much slower, and Antonelli said his car started recovering energy from the apex onwards.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Or its reply is flat-out wrong on an opinion query like, “What’s your favorite ice cream?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Animal activists noted that CNMI's new guidelines fell short of the flat-out bans on fur seen in other fashion weeks, but nevertheless called it progress.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
I don’t talk about Natasha, and I just flat-out denied Khalil.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
