smooth
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But they have helped to smooth over ties with the European Union, frayed by Orban's closeness to the Kremlin.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Legal experts distinguish between “work on Sunday,” which is generally banned, and “work for Sunday”—all the activities needed to ensure a smooth sabbath for the nonworking majority—which is allowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
It has been quite smooth compared to previous major tournaments.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The setup is the shot, and the punchline is the chaser, and they both go down smooth.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Hers came out smooth and velvety while his clumped up.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Geerlings believes Rotterdam's port authority genuinely wants to change and is building the infrastructure for a smoother transition.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Arabica, the smoother bean used in many premium coffees, was also hurt by Brazil’s weather problems.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The enriched whey protein delivered improved texture characteristics and reduced the amount of friction experienced in the mouth, creating a smoother drinking experience.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
Proponents of the new fast entry rules say speedy index inclusion, paired with SpaceX’s unique lock-up rules, could lead to smoother sailing.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
The lie came out smoother than I expected.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Blue Owl’s future will depend on whether Ostrover and Lipschultz, two of Wall Street’s smoothest salesmen, can assuage concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Your Party has not got off to the smoothest of starts.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
But it hasn’t always been the smoothest ride.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
Turner’s Philadelphia tenure didn’t get off to the smoothest start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
Sister Federica doted on her father and gave him the smoothest shaves he’d ever had.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
This layer smooths the input data before calculating changes, avoiding the instability caused by traditional methods.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
It removes friction, smooths edges, and hands you the answer before you’ve had a chance to reach for it yourself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The combination smooths earnings compared to pure production-driven models.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
It smooths out the noise and highlights the true character of the stock.
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
He bares his gums, revealing perfect, peppermint-Orbit-white teeth, and his mom licks both her thumbs and smooths back his eyebrows.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
But they smoothed over the tensions during Petro's visit to the White House in February.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Earlier methods often smoothed these features into broad averages.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
Five-time major winner Koepka was the only player to take up the offer and smoothed his return by paying fines said to be worth about £63m.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Yet it had smoothed out by 1978’s “Life Beyond L.A.,” its first LP for the Warner Bros. label.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
She plumped the pillows and smoothed the bedspread.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
During the album’s rollout, the pop star’s visage was perfected with the help of some uncanny AI smoothing, while her accompanying “Confessions II” short film featured a team of AI artists in the credits.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
It can work for some people who prefer the “pull off the Band-Aid approach,” but for most, smoothing out the tax consequences works best.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
The visit was officially meant to celebrate transatlantic ties as the United States marks its 250th anniversary of independence from Britain, but much of Charles's time has been spent smoothing over tensions over Iran.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Finds included bone pegs for stretching vellum as it dried, and tools such as knives and pumice stones for scraping and smoothing animal hides.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
“Enjoy your supper, Incorrigibles,” she said, smoothing each auburn-haired head in turn.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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