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In turn, these developments promise to smooth out another wrinkle in the Nigerian film industry’s growth story: the talent pool.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

It is common courtesy today to reach for a nearby rake after you have played from a bunker, and to smooth out the surface for the rest of the players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A little AI likely won’t hurt if you use it to smooth out the rough edges; after all, the company uses it in many areas of its own operations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

"Subsequent CPI's will likely smooth out the statistical errors that might have been present in today's report."

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

They used leftover pieces to smooth out some other small gaps and bumps in my face and prepared it for the next operation in a few years.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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