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straighten

[streyt-n] / ˈstreɪt n /


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After Wednesday’s column, readers emailed to straighten me out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

It took a meeting with the inflation-slaying giant of a former Fed chair, Paul Volcker, to straighten him out.

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

Her forfeit was to straighten her mop of curly hair for the team's evening meal.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Visualizing the problem in your head, you straighten the text, bold the faded equation, connect it to the page in the textbook.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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