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straighten

[streyt-n] / ˈstreɪt n /


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“If there are, we’ll have to straighten it out, but I don’t think there’s too many significant differences,” Trump said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

“And we’ll straighten that one out probably next. That’ll be our next one after this. And it won’t even be tough.”

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

One of my ears got bent and took forever to straighten out again.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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