flatten

Example Sentences

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America’s shale industry was starting to become an afterthought—production had flattened and was expected to decline.

From Barron's

For days she has been waiting for rescue workers to dig through the flattened remains of what was once her daughter's flat in Resalat, a residential district in eastern Tehran.

From BBC

There are various elements of the current memory cycle that might have been concerning in past ones, Moore noted, pointing to flattening spot prices and big increases in capital spending from memory makers.

From MarketWatch

Almost all of Mandalay's flattened or toppled residential buildings have been cleared away, some of them already rebuilt and others remaining as fenced-off empty lots dotting the city.

From Barron's

The production team’s goal is to create a light that looks soft, even and full without flattening people’s faces.

From The Wall Street Journal