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straighten

[streyt-n] / ˈstreɪt n /


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She says every effort thereafter to straighten things out met the runaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Or could the head of the country's supreme audit institution, another Socialist named Pierre Moscovici, help straighten the country's finances?

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Should these innings be used to straighten out previously-successful relievers such as Treinen and Scott?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Certain dad deaths, though tough, leave ponderous messes to straighten.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025

One thing I learned early was to never move or straighten Mom’s papers.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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