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She was born with a cleft lip and underwent two surgeries, one as a baby to close her cleft, and one when she was 10 to smooth out her lips.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Shareholders will hope these developments might smooth out some of the cyclicality in Samsung’s earnings profile and maybe lead to better ratings.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

“We must smooth out corporate financing channels, and guide capital toward early-stage startups, smaller enterprises, long-term investments and core hard tech,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping told a science congress this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Micron is hoping to smooth out its down cycles and give investors more long-term confidence in the stock.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

We cleaned the wood, pulling out rusty nails and rubbing the boards together to smooth out the splinters.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez


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