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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

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

She nods as I straighten, running for the door like she’s popped from a spring.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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