iron out
verb
ironed out; ironing out; irons out
1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by pressing
2
: to resolve or work out a solution to
ironed out their differences
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The act was not invoked last summer when West Coast port dockworkers were ironing out a new deal.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2024
To turn the coffee chain’s business around, Niccol will have to iron out its mobile app problems, improve its China business and convince customers Starbucks products are worth higher prices.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
Trump has also publicly questioned the rules, format and fairness for next week’s debate even as his campaign accepted the conditions and has worked behind the scenes to iron out details.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
The Bears coaching staff will have all sorts of Week 1 wrinkles to iron out, but another concern may be the status of star running back Jadyn Ott, who scored two touchdowns but limped off the field under his own power with 3:58 left in the third quarter.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2024
To turn the coffee chain’s business around, Niccol will have to iron out its mobile app problems, improve its China business and convince customers Starbucks products are worth higher prices.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
Trump has also publicly questioned the rules, format and fairness for next week’s debate even as his campaign accepted the conditions and has worked behind the scenes to iron out details.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
The Bears coaching staff will have all sorts of Week 1 wrinkles to iron out, but another concern may be the status of star running back Jadyn Ott, who scored two touchdowns but limped off the field under his own power with 3:58 left in the third quarter.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
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