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As the vet administered the euthanasia that ended Cosmo’s suffering, I cooed to him Queen’s “You’re My Best Friend” until his paws didn’t flutter anymore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Some of them work by gently blowing air across the fabric, making it flutter and lift, so that it can then be sucked towards a gripper and clamped into place, for example.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

That’s the scenario posed by a new piece of commentary doing the rounds over the weekend, which has caused quite a flutter online.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026

In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

That question makes wings flutter in my chest.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

Little wonder that the language of lepidoptery, with its lively flutters of phrase, has attracted so many literary types and other thinkers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A mud-stained Venezuelan flag, tied to a pole, flutters in the Caribbean breeze.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Metres away, just beyond the border post, an Iranian flag flutters in the snow.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

Investors might want to listen to any flutters in their stomachs ahead of today’s Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

Her green scarf flutters on the screen as the overcranked motion eventually slows around her.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Notes of well wishes fluttered against the trunk as music rang out, and the group joined hands and swayed in unison for an "elm dance", which some nature lovers and activists believe helps trees heal.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Young people fluttered about, wearing custom white T-shirts emblazoned with the festival’s retro cartoon-style poster art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Blue-and-white Israeli flags fluttered in the wind, as mourners held the young lieutenant's portrait alongside a homemade banner reading: "We will remember forever."

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

My heart fluttered so quickly and irregularly it made me see spots, landing me in the hospital for monitoring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Marco’s eyes fluttered, and he smiled a little.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis

Moth swarms so thick they can blot out the stars are fluttering across Australia, heralding a migratory spectacle unseen since the creature's brush with extinction nearly 10 years ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“If I’m giving a gift … I just think there’s something more personal for them opening a card and having that piece of paper come fluttering out,” Bell said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Each time the Storm drove down the court, there was Johnson, her ponytail fluttering as she skirted around the arc before driving into the paint, nonchalantly tossing up layups as if it was still shootaround.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The assumption was that he was fluttering his eyelashes at Real Madrid.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

I fled down alleyways as dark and stifling as the gullets of dragons, through sizzling sparks and palls of smoke, under clotheslines fluttering with singed sheets.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros