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flattery

[flat-uh-ree] / ˈflæt ə ri /


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Flattery in state media underscored the dictator’s need to establish cult-of-personality supremacy as a smokescreen for his nation’s woes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Flattery is the currency of diplomacy in Washington nowadays.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Cape Flattery School District Superintendent Michelle Parkin said Neah Bay’s elementary, junior high and senior high schools were closed Thursday and would be closed Friday.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Flattery from a president, though I wouldn’t know, is likely addictive.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2021

“Milholland’s gone. He got transferred out to Cape Flattery, Milholland and Robert Miller. That’s when we moved up.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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