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"flattered" Definitions
  1. feeling gratified or honored by unexpected favorable attention, as an invitation or compliment: Thank you so much for linking to my recipe; I'm beyond flattered!
  2. praised or complimented in an insincere way, usually as a form of manipulation: Having received the supreme compliment from his guru, the flattered and now penniless devotee offered to work for him for nothing.
  3. the simple past tense and past participle of flatter1.
"flattered" Synonyms
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741 Sentences With "flattered"

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"Lucy was very flattered, she was very flattered," Turnbull told journalists on Thursday.
"I felt immediately flattered and then I felt dumb for feeling flattered," she said about the experience.
People are telling me that I should be flattered, but I don't feel flattered, I just feel like someone is stealing my intellectual property — which feels pretty bad.
I feel extremely flattered — and under-qualified — for this.
From my perspective, I was flattered by her aggressive approach.
He flattered my writing style and invited me to visit.
I was flattered that someone I'd heard of was interested.
I'm flattered when Blair is compared to these two characters.
He's so flattered, in fact — or is it so bored?
" Later, Ms. McMillan said, "I thought she would be flattered.
"The flattered sickness in me was so pleasurable," Evie recalls.
Did it irk you or were you flattered by that?
Even if we can believe that, you should be flattered.
It flattered Mr. Sharpton, made him sound like a hero.
Mr. Trump may find himself flattered by the Davos audience.
The national stage never flattered them, after all, she said.
LRM's victory will be flattered by France's two-round voting system.
I'm flattered, but I go to bed feeling a little deflated.
If he gave me his endorsement, I'd be flattered by it.
I said thank you, I'm flattered, but no, I'm totally good.
He seems flattered, and he tells her he's proud of her.
I'm flattered and very grateful that ABC keeps asking me back.
Gotta hand it to Bernie Sanders ... he was clearly flattered. #HappyFourth!
Miss Julie initially is reticent but flattered, keeping up her professionalism.
"At first, I was flattered when agents contacted us," says Dierkes.
I'm always flattered to receive such accolades from our Russian friends!
It looks like #ScootInspires their current campaign…well, we're really flattered!
Mr Putnam was surprised and flattered by the film-makers' interest.
Donald liked being flattered, and David thought Donald was the king.
"I'm very kind of flattered," Mel B said of Adele's acknowledgement.
We caught up with Luke shortly after ... he was clearly flattered!
In North Korea, Mr. Kim flattered Dr. Albright at every turn.
She wore expensive French clothes that flattered her small, slim body.
I flattered myself that my bio was wry and darkly humorous.
He even flattered his usual nemesis, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany.
That flattered them and pegged her as a serious, considerate person.
And they sat — and sat — because they felt obliged or flattered.
"Now it's all, 'Gee thanks, I'm straight but I'm really flattered.'"
I felt surprised, flattered, excited — and just the tiniest bit resigned.
I confess to feeling flattered that I made the Texas list.
Our sources say Mariah is frustrated and not flattered at all.
The new Democratic leader said he wasn't surprised, but also not flattered.
Central bankers are no doubt flattered by all the attention they receive.
I'm flattered, 'cause I know there's always more deserving people out there.
" She added: "I'm very flattered and that is just a huge understatement.
A rebasing of GDP last year has flattered the country's balance-sheet.
As for Tanmizi, she's flattered by the positive reactions to her blog.
However, the employment data are flattered by two uniquely Chinese shock-absorbers.
DK: I'm always flattered by people describing me even as you did.
And, as first reported by The New York Times, Bloomberg is flattered.
She said she feels "incredibly flattered" that people think they look alike.
Trump has flattered Kim but gotten little more than a photo op. 
Trump prefers the company of dictators who can flatter and be flattered.
"I'm flattered that Phillip gives me arrangement credits", explains a humbled Janson.
I'm flattered people are saying that and including me in those discussions.
People say I should be flattered but I despise all of them.
To get elected, those factions have to be flattered, their passions indulged.
I was superexcited and flattered that she wanted to talk to me.
We're flattered to be considered and to have the meetings we had.
He was handsome and he was her teacher, and she was flattered.
Matt has been flattered by the comparison to Joe in the past.
I was really flattered that they said yes when we asked them.
Flattered, I ran toward the beams, like a moth to a flame.
Gaga's raunchiness and subversion of the celebrity apparatus flattered Beyoncé's karate-chop feminism.
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - JD.com's impressive quarter was flattered by some financial wizardry.
"I was very surprised and flattered," Valli tells Vogue of H&M's interest.
We wonder if the real Johansson would be flattered by her twin-bot.
I was flattered to be made the center of such an elaborate scam.
The president flattered the former cricketer, lauding him as an athlete and leader.
She felt flattered when Diaz said "I love you" on their second date.
"I was very flattered, I thought she looked so beautiful," she told PEOPLE.
"I'm flattered that people seem to think we wield such power," Mikkelson said.
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be flattered or offended (or neither).
The host was flattered – and told Munn she'd hang with her mother anytime.
"I was actually flattered that my project was evaluated so highly," she says.
While my dad was flattered, the pressure that accompanied the invitation was huge.
We didn't matter and then we did, depending on which estimation flattered him.
I tried to feel flattered, but I've never been good at taking compliments.
"I'm very flattered — I've never been to West Palm Beach before," Erickson recalled.
"I'm flattered that my pyramid of greatness has inspired you," the message reads.
I was flattered and interested, and David was probably responsible for my interest.
People are usually flattered by your asking these questions — if they are sincere.
"We are flattered by the attention they are giving us," he told Breitbart.
White was a powerful figure in society, and Nesbit was flattered by his attentions.
I'm flattered some of u guys thought my post earlier was a recent pic!
"I'm not particularly flattered by being targeted," Thiel told online publication PEHub in 2009.
And most importantly the dress made me feel beautiful and perfectly flattered my figure.
But there's also a chance that they'll be flattered and happy to remain friends.
As for whether the man himself would be flattered ... E says age changes everything.
Last year's figures were flattered by a 3.93 million euro gain from a disposal.
Growth last quarter was, however, flattered by the volatile export, inventory and defense components.
If you strike the right balance, they will be flattered rather than creeped out.
If we were Beyoncé — which, tragically, we are not — we would be extremely flattered.
Others seemed to be flattered and immediately tweeted about their inclusion in the piece.
It is by some measures America's third-biggest—yet not flattered by that comparison.
"It's validating and we are flattered," Wu said, of Opendoor's entrance into the market.
"He should be flattered," remarked Katzenberg, of Quibi's plans for the Spiegel-focused project.
While Munson was flattered, her mother thought that to be a bridge too far.
Mr. Nielsen appeared to be flattered by the attention and happy to provide advice.
These haircuts had a loose feel and flattered the contours of a woman's face.
And I was flattered to be-- KAYLA TAUSCHE: That would be-- JEB HENSARLING: --considered.
It is entirely possible that these people think everyone is flattered to be filmed.
On Tuesday, Pruitt openly flattered Trump amid reports that he is on shaky ground.
The president flattered the president-elect by letting Trump rack up the ego arithmetic.
Like most sequels, "Acts of Infidelity" isn't flattered by a comparison with its predecessor.
If he found a garment that flattered him, he'd wear it until it tattered.
Sloane is clearly flattered that Kevin thinks she could play the part instead of Olivia.
"I didn't know Nancy had a sister," Billy says to a very flattered Mrs. Wheeler.
"I get the most flattered and moved when I look at Instagram hashtags," he said.
They say that we should be flattered that non-blacks like what we are doing.
The increase was flattered by an unusual dip in the same period a year ago.
I'm really, really flattered that I've been in your top three, but enough people, OK?
I was flattered, but it was time for me to depart with my tour group.
"I get the most flattered and moved when I look at Instagram hashtags," he admits.
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Grace Vanderwaal should be very flattered.
We are very flattered that Tinder wants to include the same feature in its product.
"I've been very flattered and humbled to be elected by my colleagues," Djokovic told reporters.
Both hosts have an uncommon need to be the center of attention, needed, adored, flattered.
But he also commented on his students' photos and flattered them in private Facebook messages.
When they copied our locket mill, which we introduced in 2015, we were very flattered.
I was one-third flattered, one-third impressed at her gutsiness, and one-third horrified.
He told CNBC that the oil giant was "flattered" to have been asked by Baghdad.
One admits that he felt flattered to be treated to crocodile meat by a businessman.
Flattered by Ms. Sloss's attention, he agreed to meet — even though he was avoiding relationships.
Gilady, I'm really flattered that you invite me for dinner, but you know, I'm married.
That's likely because people feel flattered that you turned to them in the first place.
And earnings were flattered by a one-off 100 million euro gain from selling assets.
For many of those bands I am flattered and grateful if there is a comparison.
Verdict: Picasso would no doubt be flattered to be the object of so much fussing.
I would be flattered frankly if they're interested in anything I do, first of all.
She had been flattered that her teacher had taken an interest in her, she said.
I'm flattered when people say Mike will be a good United States senator representing Kansas.
She was flattered when she was offered a relatively high-paying job as an exotic dancer.
"Revenue performance was flattered by lower quality sources," said Joseph Dickerson, analyst at Jefferies in London.
He flattered me, saying he remembered meeting me years before, and that I had aged well.
" Of Reynolds' feelings for her, Field said she was "flattered," adding "He was a complicated man.
Hilton, who attended Jenner's party previously told PEOPLE she was "very flattered" Jenner copied her look.
Mr Chen should be flattered by the comparison to one of the country's most successful multinationals.
Though, Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg says she is flattered by Facebook's entrance into its space.
" — Kim "I'm curious to see if she is flattered, or if she thinks it's beyond desperate.
And look, I am so flattered that Donald thought I used some sort of performance enhancer.
I was not expecting him to still be wearing those golden undies, but was nonetheless flattered?
Meredith waves the kiss away, but she does tell him that she was "flattered" by it.
But some say the figures are flattered by comparison with exceptionally weak data a year ago.
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Britney Spears should be very, very flattered.
"I'm flattered some of u guys thought my post earlier was a recent pic," she tweeted.
I was very flattered to see my words displayed along with their beautiful, old, dirty magazines.
"He is flattered, but not interested," Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong said in an email on Friday.
The 47-year-old actress told the magazine she was "very, very flattered" by the honor.
Dame Helen Mirren said she was flattered to be confused for Keanu Reeves' new love interest.
Though his admiration flattered me, I didn't see my own wayward path as exotic or impressive.
He drew applause from some reporters, and flattered others, promising to take questions from every region.
"We're flattered by the attention," he told CNBC last week at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Now I was flattered to be invited to weigh in, and I duly praised each outfit.
Daniela recalled being flattered by the fact that Raniere already knew her name when she arrived.
Although he dislikes giving interviews, he enjoys being flattered and remains jealous of Rudyard Kipling's Nobel Prize.
I think it's great," the actress said of #MirandaMondays and #ImWithMiranda, saying she's "very flattered and touched.
Deaf West's artistic director told PEOPLE they were flattered and humbled to take part in the clip.
They would get flattered by that, and they would eventually tell me some of their cooking secrets.
And I'm very flattered that the NME added us to that list, but I don't know, man.
It's completely unnecessary, but I'm flattered and honored by my friends doing this on a yearly basis.
Why should he leave his home, where everyone flattered him and he could spend all day preening?
"We are mostly flattered, and we know there's opportunity for other players in this space," Olson says.
Larry Bird is not exactly flattered by the way an Indianapolis artist depicted him in a mural.
By that time, N.M. said, she and her relatives no longer felt flattered by the celebrity's attention.
"I am very flattered," she tells PEOPLE's editor-in-chief Jess Cagle in this week's cover story.
Trump and the rapper have been exchanging pleasantries since at least April, when West flattered the president.
Flattered, Stréliski decided to write the director a thank you, without any intention of soliciting a response.
Trump made clear during an impromptu news conference on Thursday that he was flattered by the invitation.
Rihanna was quite obviously flattered, posting a picture of the over-the-top present to her Instagram.
" She continued, "But I'm flattered that that is something that they think, you know, that attracts them.
Their charged small talk and innuendos led us to believe they were swingers, and we were flattered.
" But Shinkai said that while he was "honored and flattered" by the comparison, "people are overestimating me.
While she's flattered by all the famous D riders, she admitted the anonymity's eating away at her.
So, yeah, when I got the call I was equal parts confused (very confused), flattered, and excited.
While the duo play enemies onscreen in the new sci-fi film, Elba, 44, is duly flattered.
But as such lists feature many of my favorite writers, I've always been flattered to be included.
Match CEO Mandy Ginsberg echoed the confidence, saying the company was "flattered" Facebook was entering the space.
He made clear during an impromptu news conference on Thursday that he was flattered by the invitation.
Is he a criminal or a man so flattered by attention that his critical faculties abandoned him?
So, I'm flattered people think I have that much power in my life to control somebody's life!
In 2017, West said on ESPN that he was flattered but didn't relish the attention it brought.
Girls, for example, are often taught to be modest and may feel flattered when boys tease them.
Many of them were flattered by my interest, as America tends to forget people as they age.
"I think he was flattered by the deference I showed him," Mr. Biden wrote in his book.
Patrick was flattered when Shabazz started following him on Instagram one day and started liking his pictures.
He added that the Black Lives Matter movement should be "flattered" by his twist on the phrase.
The economy grew at a 3.1% pace last quarter, flattered by the volatile exports, inventory and defense components.
"Dawn is so flattered that her fans have come to her rescue — shocked and amazed, actually," says Kirkpatrick.
"I did receive a call, and I'm flattered but not interested," he told Deadline Hollywood in a statement.
I was flattered by the most primitive, unsophisticated offer by one of the most powerful men in film.
But the budget had been flattered by windfall receipts from a mining boom and credit-fuelled consumer spending.
But they are flattered that outsiders are interested, and insist on their right to parley with all comers.
She never expected more than a few hundred readers, so was flattered when her publisher printed 2,19753 copies.
If some celebrity wants to elevate me to being their debating partner, how could I not feel flattered?
And, it's possible that your sex buddy will be flattered and excited that you're prepared for a sleepover.
Fourth-quarter net profit of 949 million francs easily beat expectations, but was flattered by one-off factors.
I was flattered that my workouts deemed me worthy of an invitation to join her in jumping rope.
I was so excited and flattered that so many men wanted a few minutes just to meet me.
Former President Petro Poroshenko alternately flattered President Trump, signed deals with U.S. firms and met with Rudolph Giuliani.
Spencer said in a phone interview with CNN that he was "flattered" by the state of emergency declaration.
I'm flattered that he appreciates my paper, but am fairly confident he draws the wrong conclusions from it.
Asked by reporters back in April if someone can be "too old" to be president, Trump flattered himself.
BuzzFeed said Sunday that Stallone was "flattered" to have been considered but wouldn't take the position if offered.
Mead also told Business Insider that he was "truly flattered" that Musk had taken inspiration from the movie.
Mitch Landrieu has been flattered but not yet convinced by requests to throw his hat in the ring.
The company said it had also misreported test dates and weather conditions in ways that flattered vehicles' performance.
That makes women more confident and empowered, while the men are more flattered and relaxed, Ms. Wolfe said.
She was wary but also flattered and practical enough to wonder if he might help her find employment.
"We're flattered," Alex Rotter, the chairman of post-war and contemporary art at Christie's, said in an email.
The teenage girl, flattered and thrilled and obscurely shamed, falling in response ever more under the teacher's power.
But surely he would be flattered to find them wrangling over, if also rewriting, his bequest to them.
I had as I now think: vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed; it might be done.
I did have some offers from other teams, and I was flattered for them to come to me.
Halifax cautioned that the annual increase was flattered by weak price growth in the corresponding period in 2018.
Although flattered, and slightly tipsy, she left after Close allegedly asked her highly invasive questions about personal grooming.
The lengths that people have gone to match my height at this convention are very extreme and I'm flattered.
In a tweet on Monday, Griffin shared she was flattered when Vanderbilt referred to her as her own daughter.
I may just write to the seller and say that, while I'm flattered, I would like to know  WTF.
The overall economy grew at a 3.1% rate last quarter, flattered by the volatile exports, inventory and defense components.
"I am flattered that NBC wanted me to work as a correspondent for them here in PyeongChang," Rippon wrote.
" Mel C, "Sporty Spice," tweeted that she's "Flattered and honoured that our crazy song is being used so beautifully.
I think Mr. Putin is very clever in terms of playing to Mr. Trump&aposs interest in being flattered.
The numbers are flattered by the fact that that many soon-to-be-empty storefronts haven't yet been vacated.
"I'm very flattered that Meghan wears our work," Leane tells PEOPLE from his atelier and showroom in London's Mayfair.
At this point, Sansa is no longer the daydreaming damsel, flattered to have the attention of a twerpy prince.
However, when I encounter someone trying to impress me by pretending to care about my stupid interests, I'm flattered.
He cajoled and flattered leaders in Tokyo and Seoul without eliciting firm commitments for a more balanced economic relationship.
Sure, your partner may be flattered by the surprise, but that's probably not a chance you want to take.
On Thursday, the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told reporters his wife Lucy was "very flattered" by the compliment.
Perry was so flattered, she suggested the two write a song together – sadly, spoiler alert, that day never came.
Shelby, not quite flattered by this honor, insisted that it would never be more than a God-forsaken mudhole.
This flattered its current accounting position, but led to several years of losses as it repaid Deutsche and Nomura.
Mayer also revealed that he is "flattered" that his cover of Beyoncé's "XO" is on Khloé Kardashian's sex playlist.
At first, I was flattered when he was playing with my hair and had his hand on my leg.
Experts flattered him with a "Baby Fed" moniker, a reference to Federer, the third-ranked player in the world.
A bit of self-importance may be involved: the interviewee is flattered to have been asked to the party.
Dela Cruz told us he was filming all day and only caught bits of the thirstfest, but he's flattered.
I felt flattered that he allowed me in, again and again, when so many others had been turned away.
"At the very end I said 'I can't thank you enough for the phone call, I'm very flattered,'" Simpson said.
We always thought her darker hair color flattered her fair skin so effortlessly, but she may have changed our minds.
" Gunn, flattered, responded "that's the only rule that I can live by, as a filmmaker, is to make it good.
He would surely be flattered to learn that his ocular emissions have the power to disrupt airports across the country.
"I was flattered because I always want to be asked because it's nice to want to be included," Grey said.
Plagiarism is not theft and in the context of Dosseh and Nekfeu, I would be flattered if I were you.
I don't need to be recognized, I don't need to be flattered in that way, I don't need that attention.
The police officers must have been flattered because the Birmingham Police Department posted it to their Facebook page on Sunday.
" Nancy is humble, though, and says, "I'm flattered, I'm delighted, and it's one of the things that keeps me working.
Germany have scored three goals in as many matches, France have flattered to deceive and England have been, well, England.
November 22016, 24 - Klinsmann recently lost the Concacaf Cup to Mexico, 22-2, a result that flattered the US team.
"With no hesitation, we said we were flattered but that we weren't looking to sell at that time," says Cheyer.
There's no word on whether or not Bey and Jay know about the place, but we're guessing they'd feel flattered.
Currency factors also flattered sales, as Shire felt the impact of falling sales of its flagship ulcerative colitis drug Lialda.
These figures are flattered, however, by the absence of banks from the still-struggling economies of Greece, Portugal or Cyprus.
When she and others complained to the company, a senior partner joked that women should be "flattered" by his attention.
But now I wonder: Would a person be flattered or appalled if a stranger asked to see her body art?
He (that is, Ms. Albert), flattered their vanity and allowed them to wrap their voyeurism in the cloak of empathy.
" Douglas told me, "My decision was to get out of it by joking my way out, so he feels flattered.
Claire acts flattered, but reiterates her support for Durant and announces that her gun bill has passed in the House.
I'm still trying to figure out if I'm able to be something other than flattered by this kind of thing.
" Asked about the "Draft Ryan" effort, AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for the Speaker, said: "He is flattered, but not interested.
"I'm at this point a little tipsy and totally flattered — in the presence of one of my heroes," she said.
The flatterer affects this simulation, of course, because he seeks to gain some advantage for himself by pleasing the flattered.
It's elementary math: Girl feels flattered and impressed by the skills, so girl wants you to go home with her.
"I think Mr. Putin is very clever in terms of playing to Mr. Trump's interest in being flattered," he said.
Shop all Flattered footwearGet the Selma Boot for $349Flattered showed up as an ad on my Instagram one winter morning.
I was flattered to become part of his friend group; he was jokey and extroverted and fun to be around.
Morissette When the ["Jagged Little Pill" musical] producers came to me, years ago, I was piqued and flattered and charmed.
Groundbreaking activity last month was likely flattered by unseasonably mild weather and probably overstates the health of the housing market.
Groundbreaking activity last month was likely flattered by unseasonably mild weather and probably overstates the health of the housing market.
She's flattered by all of the attention and thrilled her Globes speech resounded with so many people around the country.
"I was the most surprised person in America," Auriemma said, without denying that he was flattered by such reputational respect.
It sounded exciting, I'd never done anything like it before and, truth be told, I was flattered by the invitation.
Al Sharpton is the opposite of upset with Jay-Z dissing him on "4:44" ... he's stoked, flattered and inspired.
His signature was an homage to New York, and, to be perfectly honest, I don't get the reference but I'm flattered.
"I'd hope that they would be flattered and happy to see Marvin living out his daydream," she said with a laugh.
It has flattered Mrs May with comparisons to Margaret Thatcher, who wrung a celebrated rebate out of the EU in 1984.
I was flattered, and hoped that my time in the spotlight could potentially help her decide not to have an abortion.
Once again we are flattered by such interest, but as far as Mr. West is concerned – it's all about the art.
Quinn seems really flattered and happy to be on the arm of someone who is bringing her solutions instead of problems.
And look, I've got to tell you, I am so flattered that Donald thinks I used some sort of performance enhancer.
They wanted to dress a certain kind of society and they were happy and flattered when those women bought those dresses.
You have to be a little flattered when a company as powerful as Google feels the need to go after you.
He looks at her lustfully, and though she is flattered, she knows that to him she is a piece of ass.
The good news ... Von Miller has been saying he REALLY hopes the Broncos make a move for Cousins ... and Kirk's flattered.
"When L'Oréal Paris and [Brand Global President Cyril Chapuy] first approached me, I was so flattered," Sarandon said in a statement.
I was supportive of my brother, respected his courage and was flattered that he valued my opinion about something so important.
When she told her union steward that a manager had pressed his groin against her, he said she should be flattered.
If imitation is truly the highest compliment that can be paid to a legacy, then Gregg Popovich should have been flattered.
This was real, Russell's gaze, and the flattered sickness in me was so pleasurable, I could barely keep hold of it.
She said she might have been flattered by the attention of a Supreme Court justice had he not been so aggressive.
Arenado said he was flattered by Schmidt's praise, but was not even sure he was the majors' best active third baseman.
Absolutely. When I read scripts like this, I'm really flattered that they think that I can jump through these emotional hoops.
With his lies, he tries to convince the one he flatters that the flattered is better than he is in reality.
My guess is that Kim flattered Trump, as Moon has, and that Trump simply didn't realize how little he was getting.
Throughout 2017, Trump's behavior as president was the dominant national story, not much of which has flattered him or his party.
Paul Ashworth, chief United States economist at Capital Economics, said the headline number in August was "flattered" by the census hiring.
Stewart said that she was flattered but that she preferred to be discussed in relation to the titans of women's basketball.
It's funny you say that, because I've had my songs compared to him before and I feel completely flattered by it.
" When asked if he thinks Conor will be flattered by the revelation, Hardy explained -- "I don't think he'd be bothered, really.
Although the latest figures are flattered by comparison with the recent past, they look far less impressive in a broader historical context.
Beckham's fellow Spice Girl Melanie C. weighed in, too, tweeting, "Flattered and honoured that our crazy song is being used so beautifully."
"At first, I was flattered because I absolutely think my lips look beautiful in that photo," said Ms. Lagum, reached by phone.
This bolstering of bond values has flattered what many considered the "standard" balanced portfolio of 60 percent stocks and 0.523 percent bonds.
Executives are rewarded based on earnings-per-share growth, which can be flattered by largely debt-financed deals such as Time Warner.
"While we're flattered by the imitation, investor protection is a philosophy, not a single product or order type," said an IEX spokesman.
I tried on a black bikini, whose bottoms rose up past my belly button, and neon green bandeau top flattered my neckline.
The trading arm did well in first-quarter results, but the comparison was flattered by a particularly bleak period a year earlier.
He has failed to criticize North Korea's Kim Jung Un for his massive repression at home; and in fact has flattered him.
"I am flattered but do not get up early enough in the morning to accept this opportunity," he said at the time.
They have flattered to deceive before of course, the prancing horse looking good in testing but heavy-hoofed once the racing starts.
A 21980-22004 defeat to Croatia flattered Fatih Terim's side, and their opponents could really have had five, such was their superiority.
No idea why but Will really seems to like the music I make and flattered me enough to send through some demos.
But you still had to build it yourself — you had to consciously seek out sources that flattered you while avoiding unwanted opinions.
I was definitely flattered about landing the gig, but I also began to think of it as a means to self-discovery.
The team flattered to deceive during the group stage, drawing with a lacklustre Switzerland after narrowly defeating Romania and Albania late on.
She was dressed for an event that evening: high heels and a short black dress that flattered her recently slimmed-down figure.
I continued to deny it but felt flattered nonetheless, who wouldn't if someone said you had a special talent and were unique?
I would have been flattered to be the subject of "many" White House documents, as you suggest, but it is highly unlikely.
The "You Need to Calm Down" singer was so flattered by Gomez's post that she reposted it to her own Instagram Story.
" Now I'm told, "You only like him because he flattered you," and "Good sex can trick you into thinking you like anyone.
I didn't think anything of it but to be flattered that anyone would think he would want to go out with me.
As a citizen of Norway, I can tell you we're not flattered, but offended by the President's eagerness to have us emigrate.
If combat is the sincerest form of flattery in politics, Pete Buttigieg had some reason to be flattered on the Atlanta stage.
Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, courted and flattered Mr. Trump, seeming to succeed in reversing decades of Mr. Trump's criticisms of Japan.
Perhaps seafood is the way to go: A substantial veal chop was not flattered by a banal medley of vegetables, mostly peppers.
All of these elicit sympathy and attention from the Bachelorettes, who usually seem concerned but also flattered by these displays of brawny masochism.
By 2016 it had been driven down to around 60, although some people quibble that one-off sales may have flattered the ratio.
"We are really flattered for the attention around the visit, and also in Kanye West's high interest in IKEA," a spokesperson tells PEOPLE.
The waitress explains that the free merlot is "young" and "sharp," and we are flattered that she thinks we can tell the difference.
The woman was not flattered by the reference, and is suing CBS Radio in NYC ... claiming she was frequently harassed, intimidated and worse.
But I'm so flattered that you pay such close attention to me for all of these years 🥂 to the great life love.
She should have been flattered or at least vaguely interested, she felt, but all she wanted to do was text with Mr. Simon.
"I was incredibly humbled and flattered that he wanted me to spend time with the next generation of Yankees," Rodriguez said of Steinbrenner.
As a grown up, I remember feeling flattered by my part in 'Metropolitan,' because, at 40, I wasn't worried about being a bitch.
"Tell me about life outside school," he says, and Sarah, flattered—like any amateur being offered the lead—starts to tell him things.
Feeling flattered, Liz stopped to talk and agreed to fill out a form for what she thought was a fairly innocuous Christian group.
In another, an embarrassed and upset girl is told she should be flattered after an older man masturbates at her in the supermarket.
"As flattered as I was, I didn't know how interesting this was going to be, or how much fun," he told the outlet.
"I am incredibly flattered to have been suggested to be involved with the National Endowment of the Arts," he said in a statement.
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls surged in December, but the pace of job growth was likely flattered by a seasonal quirk.
I am flattered and terrified; I appreciate having my beauty affirmed, but I don't know what will happen once this person comes closer.
At the same time, Putin deftly flattered Trump, who was uncommonly positive in his statements about Putin's strength and effectiveness as a leader.
" Dr. Rock was flattered by Mr. Cosentino's attention: "He was persistent about wanting to meet me, and I was like: 'You know what?
"I'm a little perplexed because even though I'm quite flattered that they believed that I was worthy, my band Chic didn't win," he said.
"I think you should be flattered that a celebrity thinks your picture is good enough to be posted on their social media," he said.
"Thanks to everyone for tagging me in endless @ysl ads featuring their take on my high heels skates, I am sooo flattered!" she wrote.
When I was a kid, they flattered me by telling me that my mind was simply moving faster than my mouth could keep up.
I was very flattered when Henry Kissinger said I ran the State Department better — better than anybody had run it in a long time.
"You're flattered because [the singer of] one of your favorite bands is interested in you and nobody's taken interest in you before," Garey said.
China is extremely good with dealing with leaders that have large egos, who are full of themselves and who can be flattered and courted.
They are writing a story on me and I don't feel like I did enough in college for this honor but I'm flattered nonetheless.
Tolkien's people were flattered, though they also joked that Amazon delivered the home assistants to eavesdrop on the negotiations, two of the people said.
In May 2017, she told Glamour that while the designer's dresses were something that she admired, she didn't think they flattered her body type.
"I am flattered that the quality of my work is recognized, but it is still pure and simple forgery," Bahous wrote (translated from French).
"I was so flattered that someone like that would spend their time texting me into the very early hours of the morning," Stone said.
The mom-to-be says she's "flattered" that visitors to the Swedish rural website Land have voted her "Lantis 2015" – literal translation: "Hillbilly 2015" .
This allusive complexity would have flattered the sophistication of the original audience, but today it can leave everyone except specialists flipping to the endnotes.
A good, dry rosé would be flattered by this dish, or if you wanted to try something altogether different, why not a fino sherry?
"I am incredibly flattered to have been suggested to be involved with the National Endowment of the Arts," Stallone told BuzzFeed earlier this month.
And you know, why you would pay so much attention to what I say, hey I'm flattered, great, you want to write about me?
"I was so flattered that someone like that would spend their time texting me into the very early hours of the morning," she said.
In his first year the primary budget deficit increased from 3.8% to 4.2% of GDP (a figure flattered by a one-time tax amnesty).
Neil Patrick Harris: I must say, I was beyond flattered to be asked by Will to participate in a New York Times puzzle creation.
Bennett was flattered ("I'd dreamed of having a son that followed in my footsteps"), but also anxious ("You never want to get that call").
Despite what Twitter would have you believe, Moira was not inspired by Madonna — although O'Hara and Bromhead have seen the comparisons and are flattered.
He flattered Trump during their phone call in July and promised a fair look at the Biden family after Trump asked for an investigation.
"You can be flattered by a president but you can be inspired by a neighbor, and that's how I feel about it," he said.
For making him feel ok about the gross things he was saying and that I felt my only route was to say I was flattered.
"Men should be flattered, but if you were offended I will buy you an armoire or something, IDK, men eat that s— up," she wrote.
A weaker yen is generally considered a positive for the country's equities, particularly exporters, which will see their profits flattered when overseas earnings are repatriated.
No one seemed to care much about which colors flattered the wearer's complexion or what you happened to like: you had to choose your team.
Along with the criticisms, they held up the hashtag #ImFlattered in an attempt to take back ownership of what 'flattered' should and should not mean.
When asked if he feared bicycle users would start painting stripes on their locks to clone his product, he told CNN he would be flattered.
First there was a mysteriously perfect puffer coat that slowly took over New York City; then a '90s-style maillot that magically flattered nearly everyone.
Casey is completing the final guaranteed year of his contract with an option for next season and said he was "flattered" to hear Ujiri's comments.
"I was very flattered to be approached by the Paris Opera, and surprised that they gave me so much freedom," Ellis said in a statement.
It was long rumored Vogue's head honcho wasn't at all flattered -- but they officially buried the hatchet in 2017 with a 1-on-1 interview.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is flattered by the reports that the NFL and Fortune 500 companies are interested in recruiting him for future leadership positions.
Should this happen again with Sean, I think it's a great idea to tell him that he made you come so quickly — he'll be flattered.
"I was the youngest person in the room, and I remember being really flattered that this college graduate was talking to me," Ms. Shapiro said.
" When Netanyahu addressed the gathering, he flattered President Trump for his "courage" and willingness to keep his promises and said that he had "made history.
"One fan account for Grande also noted that at the time Moan said she'd be flattered if Grande "actually took inspiration from something I did.
Verniaiev, the European champion in the all around event and the 2014 world champion on the parallel bars, said he was flattered by the comment.
"I certainly said what was ever necessary to get the story," he replied when asked if he had flattered his way into the White House.
"Clippy is flattered by the attention, but has no plans to come out of retirement," a Microsoft spokesperson told CNBC in an email on Monday.
The figure was flattered by personal income tax cuts, which reduced remittances to the government by 308 billion yuan ($43 billion), according to government estimates.
He flattered, shared bits of intelligence, or preached parables from the Bible, depending on his spot assessment of what would get through to the crowd.
He has also flattered Trump, touting his golf score ('My scores in golf is not up to the level of Donald') and America's booming economy.
He profusely flattered Mr. Trump as "the best candidate" and "the smartest candidate" — and "the Manchurian candidate," implying Mr. Trump was an unwitting Russian puppet.
For eight months, she flattered her way into the local élite, claiming that her film would focus on Gujaratis who were prospering under Modi's tenure.
At quite a vulnerable time in my life, I was flattered by the attention of someone so successful, someone who would bombard me with compliments.
They were beaten 163-1 at the Nou Camp – the scoreline flattered them – which followed hot on the heels of a 2-0 home defeat.
"If a 16-year-old is kind of flattered by a man pulling out his penis in front of her, that's kind of noteworthy," she explained.
Montaigne Capital fund manager Pierre Willot, whose portfolio does not include Credit Agricole shares, said the bank's results had been flattered by a drop in provisions.
I was sort of both flattered, but also completely caught ... I had reservations because of other, of him, just knowing him, and seeing ... Famous control freak.
On Monday night, she took to Twitter to say she was "flattered" by the AP's call, but that the campaign still had more primaries to win.
The sport's oldest, most successful and glamorous team flattered to deceive again in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while Mercedes celebrated their fourth successive one-two finish.
So, that doesn't bother me," said Chrisley, who added, "And my wife certainly is flattered that as many men want her husband as there are women.
Some of the world's most powerful financial institutions have paid around $9 billion to settle allegations that bankers submitted rates that flattered their own trading books.
"I feel honored and flattered," Sofia, who as well as being a princess also holds the title Duchess of Värmland, is quoted as telling the site.
"I was happy to share my experience and, frankly, I was flattered to engage in a mentor-mentee relationship with such an exceptional talent," Saulnier adds.
We have flattered ourselves in our portraits of robot-human partnerships, rarely considering that we could ultimately be more expendable than those we see as subordinates.
"I am flattered that many in Virginia think that I am qualified and would be an effective senator for the Commonwealth," he said in a statement.
The Maltese were flattered by Rojas-Berscia's interest in their language, but dumbfounded that he would bother to learn it—what use was it to him?
Szafnauer said the situation was still in line with expectations, even if the tally was flattered by Stroll's surprise fourth in a chaotic German Grand Prix.
An editor at BuzzFeed News, however, now reports that the Rocky and Rambo actor was flattered by the offer, but will not be taking the job.
When Gauguin wrote to van Gogh praising the painting and asking for it, van Gogh was flattered but didn't want "to give it away," she said.
The dancers, all of them winning (and flattered by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung's luminous costumes), accept these challenges with curiosity, precision and good-natured resolve.
It's the kind of bad writing you see in unapologetic genre work or, worse, prestige television, where failed novelists go to be flattered by failed readers.
"When you write a book of nonfiction on an important subject, you're flattered that there is film interest but you're also a little worried," Warrick said.
After all, the wealthy of today are equally flattered and indulged, and, as Frears proved in "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988), costume dramas are no excuse for softness.
But I'm gonna stop wishing that I didn't have dimples on the backs of my hands or that my ankles were more flattered by strappy shoes.
But, anyway, it was nice to hear that he really liked it a lot and was flattered that I had made that connection with his work.
I had to put this on the show... CARLEY SHIMKUS, FOX NEWS HEADLINES 24/7 REPORTER: I am so flattered, I can&apost wait to see it.
"Congressman Ryan is flattered that a growing number of members of the Democratic caucus have called on him to run for leader," Ryan spokesman Michael Zetts said.
Heughan broke out the big guns, including all-caps, exclamation points, and big smile emojis galore, and Balfe was flattered by the praise, responding back: These two!
"As a libra sun, i am flattered yet horrified that facebook would name its cryptocurrency after the most flighty, fiscally irresponsible of the signs!" tweeted Em Gibson.
LME zinc inventory has flattered to deceive many times over the past few years, but it is noticeable that inflow has almost totally dried up this year.
"We are incredibly flattered that a number is being reported but at no point have we ever disclosed a sale price for the piece," says his rep.
The Peru he inherited features public concern about corruption and rising crime, and an economy whose slower underlying growth is flattered by two big new copper mines.
The project has a funding goal of $30,000, with Brahney noting that the only risk involved is the slight one of Trump being "flattered" by the monument.
But most of the time they simply shrug off complaints as "no big deal" or imply that people who report cyberstalking should be flattered by the attention.
The insurer and asset manager's shares fell over 21 percent towards the bottom of the FTSE 20.7694 index, however, as some analysts said the release flattered earnings.
" After taking the stage, Foster said of Lawrence, "I am so flattered that she seems to have followed in my footsteps as the clumsiest actress in Hollywood!
However, the impact on StanChart stock might be limited if the profit hit meant future earnings could be flattered by the low comparison with 2018, Leung said.
Though his wife always told him he was "perfect," not until he began modeling clothing that flattered his body did he begin to feel his own power.
Patty, however, is drawn to Bob -- or perhaps flattered by the attention -- while completely unaware that her best friend Nonnie (Kimmy Shields) is secretly pining for her.
"While I am flattered by the creative awards, my bonus is not tied to that — it's based on driving both top and bottom-line growth," he said.
"I'd of course be beyond flattered if the movie ever gets made and if he'd even consider taking on the role of me," Logelin tells Us Weekly.
Mr. G also runs down the songs he picked for the private show and says he was just flattered to be a part of their intimate moment.
The payments were handled by an employee who was flattered with boozy meetings with representatives of foreign companies seeking his advice on how to receive the payments.
Smith's tall tale flattered, in its way, every leader, institution and approach currently failing the city, in ways that those in charge had trained themselves to miss.
Most of their shopping is done with impulse purchases, so if you put in the effort to pick out something special, they will be flattered and moved.
Trump has opted for foreign meetings where he will be feted and flattered and when large multinational gatherings arise, he tends to play the role of disrupter.
" That account rings eerily similar to what one of Lyman's victims told the Times: "She had been flattered that her teacher had taken an interest in her.
Simmons said that not only is he very aware of Pokémon, he is flattered by the game's apparent homage to Kiss, the singer and bassist told Newsweek Wednesday.
Unlike North Korea, where he maintained sanctions even while he flattered and gave Kim the benefit of the doubt, with Iran it was all vinegar and no honey.
" Parker's opinion reads as incredibly sexist at times: He couldn't believe that Roberson wasn't flattered given the "compliment to [her] beauty implied in the selection of the picture.
Roma was a star, and Marnò was flattered by his attention when he asked her, in that 1998 meeting, if the two of them should have an affair.
The student — who is now a working photographer and requested anonymity for fear of professional retribution — said she was "flattered" because she wanted "a mentor relationship" with him.
Similarly to past inbounds, we are focused on putting Mic in the best position to pursue our mission and are flattered that others recognize our value and potential.
"You know I'm so flattered that NBC wanted me to be a correspondent, but I'd have to leave the Olympic team and leave the village," Rippon said Sunday.
Standing alongside each girl in front of a full-length mirror set up in Biltmore ballroom, Durham quietly advised each girl on which look flattered her the most.
"I will confess to having been flattered at being kicked around as a possibility, but I had seen so many close friends go through such agonies," he says.
And, even though I was there for just a visit, puncturing a barrier of access that is seldom, if ever, breached, I was flattered that they trusted me.
UFC newcomer Mackenzie Dern is flattered by all the Ronda Rousey comparisons, but says she's her own woman ... and wants to accomplish EVEN MORE than Ronda in MMA!!
However, the impact on StanChart stock might be limited if the hit to profit meant future earnings could be flattered by the low comparison with 2018, Leung said.
And while Ms. Chapman couldn't be reached for direct comment, she acknowledged through a representative that she has heard, and is flattered by, the covers of her song.
I also started embracing my natural hair texture a bit more, although it would be a few more months until I got a cut that really flattered it.
Hassan is flattered to be mentioned, but believes that the biggest impact that she can make for the people of New Hampshire is serving as a U.S. Senator.
Here's what they said: Making friends is actually quite simple; most people are flattered that someone cool (that would be you, taking my advice) wants to befriend them.
The first Clyde Built compilation was brilliant and showcased such a variety of underground Glasgow-produced talent, and I was really flattered to be asked to submit something.
It's like a set of postcards from a Martian lured to America by a cable news ticker and by rumors of how easily flattered and provoked we are.
She cited the original Sokal hoax as proving that the tribalist left-wing humanities fields she despises were easily taken in by people who flattered their ideological prejudices.
While many German voters probably feel flattered by the talk of their country's leading role in the world, the majority is still not willing to accept the cost.
He is flattered to be mentioned in news reports, but readily points out that in his eyes, "Juventus is a great club," on the same level as Barcelona.
" He had just returned from the Democratic National Convention, in Philadelphia, where, he told the audience, a stranger had asked for his autograph: "I was flattered but confused.
"We are flattered at the similarities that your private label shoe shares with ours, but hoped the commonalities would include these environmentally-friendly materials as well," he writes.
Brian: We have just the right amount of recognizability, where we can be flattered by the attention and take some selfies but it's not distracting for the kids.
His taste in obscure records inspired my approach to DJing, and I was flattered that someone so renowned in the city wanted to share music and conversation with me.
The results have flattered the team, however, with the McLaren considered to be about a second a lap down on the Red Bull, which has the same Renault engine.
" He continued, "He was very complimentary of me — I was very flattered by that — but he was very open to doing whatever it took to make the video fun.
"They're all flattered the judge thinks they're the only group that can handle this offender, but at the same time, they feel let down by their employer," he said.
Macron flattered Putin in May with a meeting at the sumptuous palace of France's former monarchy, built outside Paris by Louis XIV - the 'Sun King' - to symbolize absolute power.
I haven't followed her all that much – she's still kinda new on the scene – but I was flattered and honored that she wanted to sing and present the award.
"We're flattered that Facebook is coming into our space – and sees the global opportunity that we do – as Tinder continues to skyrocket," Ginsberg said in a statement to TechCrunch.
" He continued: "And while I am flattered that the character of Sulu apparently was selected as an homage to me, this was never about me or what I wanted.
While the Danes are flattered by all the attention, they want to ensure that the love coming from Sanders doesn't confuse people into thinking they describe themselves "socialists," too.
"I think that we have to feel flattered that our children would want to follow in our footsteps, as long as we don't push them that way," Alan said.
Most people going to see "The Post," or lavishing it with awards, will, I suspect, feel heartened and flattered by the warmth with which it endorses their own convictions.
These are somewhat simple, straightforward foods, the sort that are flattered by the acidity, fruitiness and modest bitterness of barbera, and not out of place in the Piedmont region.
Nor did it matter if they flattered him (as President Macron and Prime Minister Abe did) or took a business-like approach to overcoming differences (as Chancellor Merkel did).
But you must be aware that you're one of those influential bands that people really look up to…You know, when people say something like that, I'm definitely flattered.
By evening's end on Wednesday, Mr. Buttigieg, who is leading in Iowa in the latest poll from The Des Moines Register and CNN, had reason to feel reasonably flattered.
Flattered, they accept, and as they spend more time with Melissa and Nick, eating dinner at their house, socializing at book launches, a fraught dynamic begins to take shape.
But flattered by the appreciation, the artist took Moore up on his idea to help create more of a "fan base" in the New York area where he lived.
Back in 2017, West appeared on ESPN&aposs "The Jump" and said he was "flattered" to be featured in the logo, but wouldn&apost mind if they changed it.
My husband and I were pleased and flattered and maybe a little anxious that our three grown children all wanted to go on a vacation with us this winter.
"We're 'flattered' that Hillary is so concerned about our ad highlighting her Wall Street hypocrisy that her Super PAC decided to shell out six figures to respond," he said.
Ms. Jones was directing a play featuring Ms. Waller-Bridge's boyfriend at the time, and afterward Ms. Waller-Bridge approached her, flattered her and handed her a gaunt résumé.
But many of her customers, especially black women, had trouble with the standard swimsuit sizes, and Sanelly offered to make them customized versions that flattered and fit their figures better.
She's flattered, especially given he's at least a dozen years younger than her, and brings him and the other guys back to her table to hang out with her friends.
Leon said he was flattered and impressed Elkin cited his old opinions, but said those were different circumstances, and that ruling for federal employees now would have a "chaotic" effect.
While the dress flattered Bey's curves, its fishtail silhouette ended up making it nearly impossible for her to walk, let alone to make her way up the famous Met steps.
Sure enough, Justice Thomas did it with I think an implicit pact of silence that I would be so flattered and star-struck and surprised that I wouldn't say anything.
Even if the strength of implied gasoline demand and driving in February was flattered by baseline effects, there is no doubting the underlying strength of fuel demand from U.S. motorists.
DK: When we were asked to bid on it we told the Department of Defense, who's sponsoring, that we were flattered that they felt we could be a credible partner.
We asked how he felt about comparisons between him and Conor over the years -- and Hatton seems pretty flattered by it ... explaining why he thinks they're two of a kind.
Favre is actually a candidate to replace the fired Mike McCarthy, according to some gambling sites ... and while No. 4 says he's flattered, he can't see that happening right now.
The headline jump, however, is also flattered by a low base and import momentum noticeably faded over the first quarter after the 224,000-tonne surge seen in November and December.
It has become common to compare complex serials like HBO's "The Wire" to novels — the implication/insult is that TV should be flattered — but the analogy goes only so far.
His magpie tendencies and thrift-store eclecticism are apparently catching on, and if he has a takeaway from five days of Milan shows, it should be to be flattered, sincerely.
They have flattered China -- hoping to persuade it to put pressure on its "client" in Pyongyang -- and (particularly under Trump) threatened it with economic punishment for failing to do so.
Mr. Monn, who had planned a state dinner for Mr. Obama's White House, said he was "flattered" and "honored" when Ms. Winston Wolkoff asked him to help with the inauguration.
Husbands are to be flattered, seductive clothes worn ("a relationship necessity"), and all the work of the relationship done by the wife, without the husband ever being aware of it.
She said she's flattered that so many people have been inspired to use the meme, even if they're spreading messages that she disagrees with, but says that advertisements are different.
Naturally, the painter had felt flattered that a sensitive judge of his talent had finally come along, and he had invited Adik to his home to look at other paintings.
He told the publication that he was flattered that director Meyers had specifically chosen him for the part, but he "didn&apost really know" if he could do it justice.
" Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in "The Conduct of Life": "Masses are rude, lame, unmade, pernicious in their demands and influence, and need not to be flattered, but to be schooled.
Don't start the tomahawk chop just yet ... Deion Sanders' football star son tells TMZ Sports he's flattered by his scholarship offer to Florida State -- but he's not ready to commit.
Astronomy student Sarah Ballard was flattered — starstruck, even — when her famous professor, Geoff Marcy, began meeting her outside of class in the spring of 2005 to discuss new planets and galaxies.
I'm very flattered, I don't want this to come across that I don't think it's good, but I've been doing it so long, sometimes it's better to not spread yourself thin.
And the Petite Rise pants were not only extremely comfortable but they also flattered my figure and felt like a pair of pants that every woman should have in her wardrobe.
"That movie has touched people and still continues to in way that we never, ever expected, and I'm totally flattered," Mandy Moore told The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday.
"We are very flattered by the offer but we do not plan on making any changes to our previously scheduled anthem singer lineup at this time," the team said in statement.
"I'm extremely flattered that you would even look up to my brother and I with a voice like that, with an energy like that," Hough said as Islam began to cry.
The Kanye quote, "Love your haters: They're your biggest fans" and the meme Dear Haters, I'm flattered that I'm always a trending topic in your life are based on similar philosophies.
Staffeld doesn't remember much about that hotel room conversation, but recalls sitting on the bed, feeling awkward but also flattered because the great Steven Mitchell was taking an interest in her.
Andrew Garfield's gosh-shucks performance lays on the corn too thickly, especially during the frankly awful scenes where he romances an easily flattered nurse (Rachel Griffiths) by gawping blankly at her.
Drake's dropping the Jordan OVO 8 "Calipari Pack" soon, and when we got John out in New York he told us he was utterly flattered, but completely clueless it was happening.
If you subscribe to the notion that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, this past week has made Facebook the sincerest technology company in existence, and Snapchat the most flattered.
To me it was, you know, I stand by my decision — she's the best actress of her generation and I was flattered and honored that she would be in this film.
I was torn: On one hand, I was flattered to hear that a woman I looked up to thought I was worthy of taking a step to prevent myself from settling.
Ricocheting around the verbal wilds for more than twice as long as the man he was introducing, Trump even refused to remain onstage and gaze on admiringly as Pence flattered him.
Democratic National Committee emails released by WikiLeaks show how donors are coaxed and flattered, and give a glimpse of party power brokers and their sometimes contentious relationship with the news media.
First-quarter results this week were brighter, but flattered by a big drop in the tax rate and a lot of mysterious gains from the bank's black box of proprietary investments.
Marlon Wayans seems flattered to be a front-runner for Nick Cannon's old "America's Got Talent" gig, but thinks they'd have to address one BIG, black, elephant in the room first.
"Ninety-nine percent of the time, a person who's dressed up with flair is flattered that someone else appreciates their outfit and wants to capture that swag on camera," says Freyeisen.
Obama, who took as much pride in telling people he hadn't read their books as Holbrooke did saying that he had, was disdainful of Holbrooke's compulsion to flatter and be flattered.
He had staked much on brokering the meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim and had assiduously flattered the American president, suggesting he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.
Its use underscored the ways Ms. Jackson has been systematically erased from celebratory narratives around the Super Bowl, and also the way Mr. Timberlake's music is flattered most by soft light.
Mr. Zelensky, who in a transcript of his phone call with Mr. Trump in July adeptly flattered the president, could barely mask his discomfort when the two met with reporters afterward.
Eventually it was the professor who led him upstairs, flattered him and kissed him — and talked about his bad-boy appeal, in case we were wondering what she found so irresistible.
You felt flattered and inspired, he said, jazzed by Mr. Chihuly's caffeinated freight train of energy and the idea of making art with him while most of the world slept in.
But Croatia have made group-stage exits in all other events expect Euro 22016, when they reached the quarter-finals, and Euro 2016 in which the Balkan nation flattered to deceive.
Mr. Parker sent Mr. Lance a letter in December saying the town was flattered that Mr. Trump enjoyed spending some weekends and holidays in town, but was concerned about the impact.
The world knows Jerusalem by the Old City and its Golden Dome, its ancient wall from the time of Herod, its Holy Sepulcher, its rough-hewed stones flattered by brilliant sunlight.
We spoke with the Super Bowl star who says he was flattered when Tom offered to give him the car Brady THOUGHT he was gonna get as part of winning MVP.
He said that Mr. Trump had even initially flattered him about the project, and that he had told interview subjects that "the president said he likes this idea" of a book.
This is probably because having an A-list celebrity tell tech employees and investors that they are overpaid dorks makes them feel flattered that they're being paid attention to at all.
Macron flattered Russian President Vladimir Putin in May with a meeting at the sumptuous palace of France's former monarchy, built in Versailles by Louis XIV - the "Sun King" - to symbolize absolute power.
He made me feel like one of the cool kids making jokes at the back of the party, dishing all the good gossip, while the phonies flattered each other in the spotlight.
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There were those chosen ones — the people who'd flattered Halperin to get a friendly mention in his newsletter, the ones he declared to be in the know — and the rest of us.
It added that it would be more difficult in future quarters to register growth after a first three months flattered by comparison with a weak start to 2015 due to an election.
Had he cared about the critics, which he did not, he would have been flattered by the comparison: especially with Joyce, whose "Dubliners" had done much to set him on his path.
Gui said she was flattered by the businessmen who asked her personal questions and eventually offered her a job and a visa in China, where her father had been detained for years.
Flattered rather than offended by Scott's homage – as he often was when musicians or comedians shaded him – Prince covered the song (twice), from the perspective of the genius rather than the admirer.
She believes that the recent tech recovery has been cyclical, not structural, and that 2017 growth rates have been flattered to some extent by comparisons with a relatively soft performance last year.
UFC champ Henry Cejudo -- the guy who beat Demetrious Johnson -- says he's flattered Mark Wahlberg thinks his life story could be a movie ... and says he knows exactly who should play him!
While details of the allegations vary, they follow a distinct pattern: Mitchell flattered them with the same compliments, controlled them with the same behavior, manipulated and intimidated them through the same tactics.
Sylvester Stallone says that although he's "flattered" by reports that President-elect Donald Trump was eyeing him as the National Endowment for the Arts chairman, he would not be taking the job.
The ex-NFL star says he's flattered by ATL Falcons CB Robert Alford -- who strongly feels Favre could make a comeback after their workout in Louisiana this week ... but it ain't happening.
Gerwig's film Frances Ha was accused of ripping off the Girlfriends storyline, but Weill disclosed at the Quad that she is flattered by the film and sees it more as an homage.
Metro's fourth-quarter earnings before interest and taxation (EBIT) and adjusted for special items came in at 267 million euros ($313.89 million), but were flattered by 49 million from real estate deals.
"The One Where No One's Ready" and Joey wearing all of Chandler's clothes is definitely Balenciaga's inspiration for its insanely expensive 7-layer coat -- so says the "Friends" costume designer, who's flattered.
I said no—that kind of relationship seemed weird and unethical—but truth is I was oddly flattered that someone would pay me just to talk to him, and not even nicely.
Trump had first offered the post occupied by Reince Priebus to Kelly in mid-May, according to The Washington Post, but the general reportedly declined the offer while saying he was flattered.
Erdogan's history suggests he is unlikely to be flattered into shifting policies he sees as essential to Turkey's interests, though he might grudgingly delay them, as with his attack on the Kurds.
He also said that Snap was somewhat flattered by the imitation, because a designer feels a sense of "triumph" if the only thing a competitor can do is copy a product precisely.
"We complain about America, but Middle Easterners are secretly flattered that America devotes so much attention to regime change in our region," Karl Sharro said the other day, testing out new material.
As much as I love it, and I'm flattered and I'm so thrilled that people love the show, but for me, I did it for nine years, and it's had its run.
This interview — the GoCardless CEO's first with the technology or business press since the accident — came at his request and I'm flattered to learn that it warranted consultation with the company's board.
However, debt/GDP ratios are flattered by recent upward revisions to GDP, with other measures such as interest payments/revenue and debt/revenue remaining at significantly higher levels than the peer median.
L.A. Rams head coach Sean McVay says he's flattered by comparisons to Jon Gruden -- saying Chucky is a "mentor of mine" ... but he ain't lookin' forward to playing against him next season!
While Lopez is flattered by the early Oscars buzz, she also doesn't want to get her hopes up and is focused on promoting the hard work that went into creating the film.
I'm very flattered to be also nominated by Mills, the founder of Ustwo and I'm sure the Founders of the Future community will give me an extra push towards achieving my dream.
Measuring stick Trump's address will draw immediate comparisons with his speech to a joint session of Congress a month into his presidency last February -- and may not be flattered by the comparison.
While those investments flattered returns in the three consecutive years until last year when the euro posted annual losses against its major rivals, 2017 has prompted a sharp reversal in those bets.
Trump appeared to be pleased when the song was first released, tweeting, "Who wouldn't be flattered?" after the song's music video racked up millions of views, but he soon turned on Miller.
"Although we are really flattered by Kanye West's high interest in IKEA and the speculation around a joint venture, we have no plans to collaborate at this point in time," the spokesperson said.
"When Nathan got in touch to let us know that he had changed his middle name to 'Yorkshire Tea' we were beyond flattered by his overwhelming love for a proper brew," said Burton.
Since last June, it has been buoyed by a drop in sterling in the wake of the Brexit vote, which has flattered results since the vast majority of its sales are made overseas.
If the reefs in the South China Sea had a consciousness of their own, they'd probably be pretty flattered by all the attention international experts in maritime law are paying to them now.
When an older fellow veteran asked about how the summer's six-way primary went, Rose flattered him with a little banter before saying that it was "too easy" as he touched his shoulder.
A new study shows that making people guess why a targeted ad applies to them, and feel flattered by it, gets them to open their wallets—and just maybe become a better person.
Putin had flattered Trump into supporting positions favorable to Russia, Michael Morell, a longtime CIA officer and former deputy director of the agency, said in an opinion piece in The New York Times.
Midler praised Grande for standing up to herself and in return Grande, flattered and clearly starstruck, invited Midler over for a small get-together on Sunday night — the same night as the Grammys.
At one point he flattered me, a bearded, bald man, for my appearance and at another he talked about how it would benefit me if I wrote about him in a positive way.
But Franken, like every promising Democratic office-holder, is going to be flattered and urged and petititoned to run for president—partly because his party has fetishized the presidency, to its own peril.
A concern for some is that the euro's steep appreciation has drawn in non-euro zone investors to the zone's assets and flattered both the inflows and the returns in debt and equity.
Gloria tries to overlook the warning signs—particularly his intense relationship with his ex-wife and two grown-up daughters—but she is flattered by the attention and desperate for a meaningful connection.
" MUNCHIES reached out to Yen, who is also the CEO of Sushirrito, and he told us that the company was "flattered" by copycat sushi-burrito products and sees them as a "positive progression.
"He often isolated them from their peers and flattered them, supported them financially, offered assistance for admittance to medical school, expressed deep affection, discussed intimate sexual matters, and sought time alone with them."
Many young people recruited by gangs do not see themselves as victims, but are flattered by the attention and gifts they receive, so are less likely to speak to police, the NCA said.
The ability and willingness to ingratiate himself to others would prove indispensable into adulthood as he charmed new investors or flattered rockers, movie stars, politicians and the wealthy to appear in his pages.
They are flattered by the approval-seeking of Republican men, and annoyed by the upstart left-wingers who insist that they live up to liberal ideals these same elites find inconvenient or unprofitable.
I didn't want Colm to be angry at me, and I was flattered he liked me, and Dan didn't seem to care either way… So when Colm kissed me, I kissed him back.
And even the revised target has been flattered by temporary factors: a change in the way Unilever accounts for hyperinflation added 30 basis points to sales growth in the first half, for example.
The year-on-year comparison was flattered by one-off costs booked in the same period of 2014 and the quarterly result was less than the 465 million riyals forecast by SICO Bahrain.
A week later, Macron invited Trump to Paris, putting together a welcome that so flattered Trump's every baronial taste (steak, ice cream, a military parade) that he almost seemed to be trolling him.
Jason Koza tells TMZ he's both "flattered and annoyed" after seeing that several pieces of fan art he created in 2014 made its way inside the "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" packaging.
Sytch appeared on the "TMZ Sports" (airing Tuesday at 9 PM PT, 12 ET on FS1) -- and says she's flattered with the $100,000 offer from Vivid Entertainment ... but says she's worth more dough.
Rachel Dolezal ran afoul of the NAACP, but famed civil rights leader Langston Hughes would be flattered she named her son after him, and would even support her according to one of Hughes' confidants.
"I'm deeply flattered by all of the people who have approached me about running for Senate, but my mission right now is to bring sanity to Washington through redistricting reform," Schwarzenegger wrote on Facebook.
I was both flattered and panicked; I'd been so singularly focused on how I should proceed that it had not really occurred to me to wonder what she would do, or had already done.
Facebook and Twitter flattered themselves that they played a role in the Arab Spring, but Zuckerberg said this weekend that it's a "pretty crazy idea" that fake news on Facebook affected this tight election.
"I was asked to do something on that show and I was flattered because I always want to be asked because it's nice to want to be included," she told The Hollywood Reporter Sunday.
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If she tells him she's flattered and that he's attractive but that part of his attraction for her resides in his persona as a family man with a darling wife and three small children?
For the whole of the June quarter, Australia's trade surplus came in at a seasonally adjusted A$2.9 billion, down modestly from the first quarter when a rebound in resource shipments flattered the accounts.
" Jason Kander, former Missouri secretary of state June 2017: "I'm flattered that people suggest that at all, but I really, truly am focused on making sure that we're still holding elections in this country.
All of this makes Trump essentially the perfect mark: a man who's easily flattered, short-tempered, quick to blame others, intellectually incurious, brimming with self-assurance, and unwilling to reflect on his own misjudgments.
"Shohei is humbled and flattered by all the time and effort that so many teams put into their presentations and sincerely thanks them for their professionalism," his agent, Nez Balelo, said in a statement.
I wouldn't say I'm flattered by this, because it's basically saying that "Gen Z inspired us to be more lazy because they don't care about fashion, only branding," and I don't really like that.
He said that he was initially flattered when Mr. Levine, the conductor of the school's orchestra and the director of its orchestral institute, began to invite him to his dorm room late at night.
Many of Britain's major international exporting companies pay dividends in other currencies, so a weaker sterling has flattered income for UK investors and meant payouts increased even when companies kept dividends flat in dollar terms.
Robinson was flattered by the response at first, but then updated the post to say that it makes her sad that fighting back at companies that are trying to body shame women is so revolutionary.
At his next press briefing (Monday's was called off), where he will undoubtedly be asked about it, he should laugh it off, say he was flattered, and then make a joke at his own expense.
And so are we, all the way back to the excruciating evenings during which Bill strategically flattered young Jennifer (played by then–11-year-old Isabelle Nélisse), groomed her, and pressured her into sexual contact.
"With unexpectedly strong Q1 GDP, admittedly flattered by net export volumes whereas investments were dismal, the RBA faces a high bar to justify another urgent rate cut," said Vishnu Varathan, senior economist at Mizuho Bank.
We got Charlie arriving at LAX over the weekend where he told us he'd actually heard about Bella tweeting she wants to marry him -- and while he seems genuinely flattered ... there's an issue: Charlie's wife.
I'm sure Apple is simultaneously flattered and annoyed by all the copying, but from where I'm standing it's just embarrassing for Android because that side of the mobile camp has run out of fresh ideas.
While admitting to being flattered by comparisons to Phelps — the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, a staggering 23 of them gold — Dressel says it is not something that crosses his mind.
With around 70 percent of the index's constituents earning a significant portion of their income overseas, company results have been flattered by the tailwind accompanying the translation of these earnings back into the weakened sterling.
Patrick has fallen in line behind Trump as the presidential nominee since his initial endorsement of Cruz, and spokesman Allen Blakemore told The Hill that he is "flattered" but "not interested" in running for Senate.
She was flattered to discover that her words were appreciated enough to be transferred to poster board, and she imagines that most other comedians would share her opinion, as protests are typically well-meaning efforts.
The memo showed that Trump also flattered Zelensky on the call, telling him he had done a "terrific job" and describing Zelensky's campaign — which he ran after working as a comedian — as a big victory.
When I first read them I wanted them to be more like those BattleTech books, or like TIE Fighter, full of detailed combat sequences that both flattered and expanded my knowledge of their fictional universe.
Her restaurants Root & Bone and Stiltsville Fish Bar have her splitting time between Miami and New York, so we're particularly flattered when she stops by the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen to make us some sweet treats.
The singer -- who's half black, half Mexican -- was at LAX Tuesday when our photog posed a perplexing question: if the notorious drug lord listened to Miguel's music in his prison cell ... would Miguel be flattered?
S. trade war are set to resume in Washington Wednesday, Donald Trump revealed that he once referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as "king" — adding that the Communist Party chief was flattered by the title.
Similarly, in an interview with talk radio station KNSS News, Pompeo said he was "focused" on his current job but also said he was "flattered" by people who say he would make a good senator.
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he was flattered by media reports suggesting he could become head of the European Union's executive, but insisted he was not seeking a career change.
Sources close to Spicer tell us the former White House Press Secretary was flattered by the opportunity, but because he believes he'll have an "overwhelming number of commitments in the Fall," he declined the offer.
Just as the original Fast and the Furious flattered its relatively target audience with glamorous fantasies of street racing culture, the reinvented series flatters its target audience with glamorous depictions of international hot spots and scenery.
"I was not aware of this use until last week, and, though in one way I'm flattered that you chose my music for your work, I'm afraid it creates a serious conflict for me," Eno wrote.
"I have no idea about any of that," she told the outlet, adding that, while she was flattered by the loyalty of their fans, it wasn't something the members of Destiny's Child had recently talked about.
So far, this hasn't worked so well for Abe, who has constantly flattered the president but gotten little in return aside from punishing tariffs and a sidelining of Japan in the nuclear talks with North Korea.
During a four-day state visit to Japan in May, Mr. Abe flattered Mr. Trump with an extraordinary meeting with Japan's new emperor, a sumo wrestling match and a lavish state banquet at the Imperial Palace.
"I suppose some with misplaced or contorted egos might be flattered these shadowy groups would spend over a half-million dollars directed to keep one off the court," said Clark W. Mason, a Little Rock, Ark.
When I got the package, I immediately tried it on for my friends, and they said I looked like Leeloo from The Fifth Element (who is basically the hottest character in existence, so I was quite flattered).
Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker is flattered that fans of his show are thinking of him whenever they track him down to point out how frightening technology is to them, but he's getting tired of hearing it.
But while Siordia is flattered that they're seen as a positive example of relationships, she says she hopes it doesn't send the message that significant others have to respond to each other the way her boyfriend did.
"Although we are really flattered by Kanye West's high interest in IKEA and the speculation around a joint venture, we have no plans to collaborate at this point in time," the spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
An official complaint has been filed against Quebec-based Judge Jean-Paul Braun after he described a sexual assault victim as "overweight" and suggested that she was "flattered" by the perpetrator's attention, Le Journal de Montreal reports.
Happy Tom is flattered to have such a loyal following, but he knows that nearly everyone voted against the band when Turbojugend did a survey asking whether, if forced, members would choose them or the fan club.
Volumes on the trans-Pacific routes are likely to have been flattered by the race to beat tariffs announced by the United States and China, which led to an upsurge in container arrivals in May and June.
" Ferrell — father to sons Axel, 7½, Mattias, 10, and Magnus, with wife Viveca Paulin — looks flattered from the compliment, but warns his costar that although his son is a  "good boy" he "buys knives on the Internet.
BLANKFEIN: I WAS KIND OF BRUSHING MY TEETH IN THE MORNING WHERE I NORMALLY WATCH THE CHANNEL SO I WAS SURPRISED AND FLATTERED TO THINK THAT I COULD PLAY SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
The overall position was flattered, however, by Force India being stripped of all their points and being replaced by Racing Point, and McLaren still have a long way to go to catch the sport's top manufacturer teams.
The scathing tone used to describe her resemblance to this other (in my opin­ion) magnificent creature was my first red flag that being compared to an enormous mammal wasn't something I was meant to feel flattered by.
She would not just run off with the latest man who flattered her, as his mother had done, or tape the children up for transport in a used box, to test the advantages of a different address.
All this fuss over a girl who, if we're being honest, looked so much like Caroline Lushamp that—at least at first—I thought it was her, which means in some weird way Caroline should be flattered.
The Venetian court ruled that Raimondi wasn't at fault for being such a skilled artist that buyers mistook his work for Dürer's and told Dürer he should be flattered that such artists wanted to copy his work.
Though she said she "felt nothing" about the kiss itself, she testified she later felt excited and flattered to be chosen by someone she, like many NXIVM followers, believed to be the smartest person on the planet.
The Formula E chairman also told CNBC he was flattered by recent comments made in April by former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, when he called Formula E the stronger investment bet as the future of motor sport.
Appearing on a mid-day talk show on private broadcaster La7, Berlusconi was asked whether he was flattered to be compared to Trump, who also started out as a real estate mogul and became a controversial political leader.
Airlines in Latin America as a whole (whose performance is flattered by the inclusion of Mexico's mostly profitable flyers) even surpassed Africa's beleaguered carriers in their ability to lose money in 2015, according to IATA, an industry body.
Ruffalo, distracted and flattered by the girl's efforts, watches Lisa instead of the road, and ends up running a red light, crashing into—and eventually killing—a pedestrian (Allison Janney in a shocking, even somewhat uncomfortably comical, performance).
When a fellow officer observes that many great men "have flattered the people, who ne'er loved them," much of the audience at the Stratford Festival's Avon Theater here evidently thought of a certain elitist parading as a populist.
The Graz-based group increased 13 earnings before interest and tax by 25 percent to 295.7 million euros, a rise flattered by additional costs for a project in South America in 2014 that reduced the year-ago figure.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An 18-year-old tea vendor who became Pakistan's hottest new celebrity when his photo went viral on the Internet says he has no plans for an acting career - though he is flattered by the attention.
He spent much of the campaign openly mocking big-money donors — including Adelson, who is almost always sycophantically flattered by presidential aspirants — and telling them that "I don't want your money" in a December 2015 speech to RJC leadership.
Americans love being flattered to death," Jeff Liu, president of the Fuyao plant in Ohio, told his Chinese employees, before adding: "We need to use our wisdom to guide them and help them because we are better than them.
Before the overtly racist alt-right were widely known, the more mainstream alt-light largely flattered it, gave it glowing write-ups in Breitbart and elsewhere, had its spokespeople on their YouTube shows and promoted them on social media.
"I'm deeply flattered by all of the people who have approached me about running for Senate, but my mission right now is to bring sanity to Washington through redistricting reform like we passed here in California," the actor wrote.
Jennifer Aniston may be one of the most gorgeous stars in Hollywood, but she was still humbled and "very, very flattered" when she first heard the news that she was being named the Most Beautiful Woman in the World.
Yet entering earnings season, we have the benchmark perched near a high and forward valuations pushing the upper end of their five-year range even as earnings forecasts are flattered by sharp projected upturn from midyear through early 2020.
Shares of the company, considered a bellwether for economic activity whose results often influence global stock market sentiment, fell as much as 4 percent, overturning an initial rise due to overall results that were flattered by a tax gain.
" Kris Macomber, an assistant professor of sociology at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C., said in an email that Mr. Trump's comments reflect "textbook paternalistic sexism," which is often couched in a " 'playful' tone, as if she should feel flattered.
Initially flattered by the attention by the time the Ravens met the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl three years ago, Oher had grown fatigued of constant and repetitive questions about the hugely successful film that grossed over $300 million.
Parker didn't understand that a young girl could be distraught at untoward attention—saying she should be flattered—but in her own shoes, he found he didn't in fact, appreciate "the compliment implied" by the paparazzi taking photographs of him.
Keanu Reeves held hands with artist Alexandra Grant on the red carpet, seemingly confirming his first public romance in decadesHelen Mirren said she was flattered to be mistaken for Keanu Reeves' new love interest who's 28 years younger than her
Shares of the heavy-duty equipment maker, a bellwether for economic activity whose results often influence global stock market sentiment, fell more than 2 percent, overturning an initial rise due to overall results that were flattered by a tax gain.
I'm not sure if I should be flattered or offended that my friends and family were so shocked when I turned up in the news this week, as an expert witness in the Hulk Hogan versus Gawker sex-tape trial.
Through searching a site I wouldn't usually consider, opting for a silhouette I already knew flattered my figure, and choosing a tapered midi-length that wouldn't require alterations, I had serendipitously stumbled on the ultimate score: a quality dress for $36.99.
Macron recently flattered Russian President Vladimir Putin at the French royal palace at Versailles but also put on a bravura performance, speaking directly about alleged Russian meddling in the French election and the "lying propaganda" of Russian state media networks.
Stripping out the effect of the BoE scheme, net debt as a share of GDP has been falling for two years and touched a six-year low of 76.3 percent last year, albeit flattered by a changed treatment of public housing.
WASHINGTON — For nearly two years, Republicans have watched uncomfortably, and often in silence, as President Trump has swatted away accusations that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential race, attacked his own intelligence agencies and flattered President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
Van Dijkhuizen noted that 2017 earnings were flattered by one-off profits from the sale of operations, and ABN's pay-out ratio for the 2018 dividend was increased to 62 percent of net income from 50 percent a year earlier.
Law-enforcement authorities might not have been so keen to believe a lie that flattered their suspicions and laziness, and so might not have had to wait until Keith Smith left for the border to track him down and arrest him.
In the third episode, the new President freaks out when he realizes that the inauguration speech prepared by his handlers rips off the Gettysburg Address—something the Prime Minister insists is fine, since Ukrainians won't notice and Americans might be flattered.
The main suspects were current and former Clinton White House and campaign staff and consultants, and several journalists flattered my literary talents (and impugned my loyalty, although I was no longer working for Clinton) by asking me to fess up.
Meanwhile, investors suspect that official reserves have been flattered by the use of swaps and that the central bank's efforts to support the lira have taken a bigger toll on the foreign-currency war chest than the public numbers suggest.
"I was singing in my act at the time – and I am a good singer – I was flattered and fully intended to sing a good version of the song," she told the Washington Post in a 2015 interview about the night.
I mean I don't know what the internet is, and I don't particularly want to excavate anything personal about it for VICE, anything "identity" about anything, but I'm broke and easily flattered and I want something to put on the internet.
All I'm asking is a little bit of that extra love for the mobile gamers out there, for we are legion and we like to be flattered with beautiful imagery and hype-building showpieces just as much as our console-playing brethren.
"I don't really appreciate people judging me on my looks or anything like that … I'm flattered when guys are like, 'You're pretty,' [but] I would just love someone to love me for the person that I am," she admitted on the podcast.
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During an appearance Sunday on ABC TV's Insiders, Bishop was asked whether she would be "flattered or offended" by the comment Trump made first to Macron and then repeated to her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, during his trip to Paris last week.
The poll of 17 economists found the annualized growth rate of Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) was expected to be flat over April through June, slumping from 2.0 percent annualized expansion in the first quarter, a figure flattered by leap-year effects.
Compare the two leaders' visits to China: In November, Mr. Trump, flattered and treated to a lavish banquet in the Great Hall of the People by a very determined Chinese president, forgot to talk about trade — supposedly his biggest issue with China.
This week, the internet's self-proclaimed crusader against "tribalism," a website that attempts to strike at those on the left and right who ignore inconvenient truths that don't flatter their prejudices, got caught publishing a fake article entirely because it flattered their prejudices.
Mr. Moore, who was at the July 1 performance but did not take the stage, said he was surprised and flattered that the song had gotten so much attention from the president, the country and — after the G-20 tweet — the world.
But in this decade, the Oscars have turned inward, eschewing ambitious epics and grand statements about the national character in favor of anxious self-reflection, bestowing the Academy's highest honors on films like "The Artist" and "Argo" that flattered Hollywood's self-image.
Perhaps for this reason, Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg opted for a subtler (if still ironic) form of trash-talking in her response:We're flattered that Facebook is coming into our space—and sees the global opportunity that we do—as Tinder continues to skyrocket.
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose at the fastest annual rate since the start of 2017 during the three months to the end of May, mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday, though it added the figure was flattered by weak growth a year ago.
I was flattered and proud that someone would still today continue to address those social justice needs in our society—because at the time, there was a big fight about the marriage amendment and the continuation of the gay and lesbian struggle in the country.
"I cared little for them: blondes in high heels who were so anxious to reach the professional level of the men they worshipped, fawned over, served, built up, and flattered that they would stab other women in the back," Barr wrote in New York.
"I think he may have more choices than many people would suspect, because a lot of people will be flattered to be asked," said Russ Schriefer, a Republican adviser to the Romney campaign in 2012 and to Mr. Christie during his 2016 presidential bid.
"We met in London maybe three or four years ago, maybe longer, because she wanted to write with me and I was very flattered, but I didn't know who she was, because I had been living under a rock," he says with a laugh.
Today, in my mind, it is subsumed with Leigh Corfman's mother's probably somewhat flattered trust in the man in a suit who'd offered to take care of (he probably said something like "look after") her daughter while she attended to business in the courthouse.
"I'm deeply flattered by all of the people who have approached me about running for Senate, but my mission right now is to bring sanity to Washington through redistricting reform like we passed here in California," the actor and former Republican California governor wrote.
With her wry sense of humor honed by a coquettish but self-doubting vanity, the French novelist Colette would doubtless have been flattered to see the painstakingly authentic renovation of her childhood home by the Paris decorator Jacques Grange in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye.
With China, the real estate mogul who once tweeted "we have to get tough with China before they destroy us" has found himself flattered by President Xi Jinping in the Forbidden City, and at times pleading openly for more Chinese pressure on North Korea.
BA: Besides media — which, I was totally flattered by, those things I did not expect; New York Times, Rolling Stone, Playboy, all these fantastic things — but I was so happy that a lot of my friends texted me and said that they were so happy for me.
LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - British house prices rose at the fastest annual rate since the start of 2017 during the three months to the end of May, mortgage lender Halifax said on Friday, though it added the figure was flattered by weak growth a year ago.
"While I am flattered to be mentioned and proud of what that says about the great things going on in South Carolina, my plate is full and I am not interested in serving as vice president," Haley, a popular Indian-American governor, said in a statement.
" Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg gave a more measured response, though it was laced with a direct reference to Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data breach fiasco: "We're flattered that Facebook is coming into our space — and sees the global opportunity that we do — as Tinder continues to skyrocket.
As the executives tucked into grilled beef tenderloin or fried Swiss pikeperch with purple carrot purée, Mr. Trump flattered them as "some of the greatest business leaders in the world" and invited them to talk about their businesses, much as he does at cabinet meetings back home.
From the opening look — a fluid, bold white trouser suit worn by the model Stella Tennant — to the strong-shouldered blazers, slouchy yet considered slacks and split-flared pants that came thereafter, smart tailoring that flattered took center stage, softened by lace-trimmed camisoles, vests and blouses.
As a young man studying to be a priest in the 1980s, Robert Ciolek was flattered when his brilliant, charismatic bishop in Metuchen, N.J., Theodore E. McCarrick, told him he was a shining star, cut out to study in Rome and rise high in the church.
First Person When my dear friend Daniel asked me to accompany him to a custom men's wear atelier to help him choose a suit for his wedding, I was so flattered, and frankly relieved, that I neglected to mention how little I know about men's wear.
Pompeo, who first signed on as Trump's C.I.A. director and then flattered his way to secretary of state, is a paragon of these lackeys-come-lately, and he's especially vivid proof of how easily and completely the lure of power can overwhelm any call to conscience.
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They praised him for his success in calling on NATO members to increase their payments to the alliance, flattered him with invitations to military parades, as Mr. Macron once did, and stoically bore his attacks on their trade surpluses with the United States, like Ms. Merkel has.
"As a party, we are flattered to note that President Mnangagwa seems to have radically departed from the usual ZANU-PF drivel such as hate-filled language, empty sloganeering and the rabid promotion of racism and retribution against perceived political foes, both domestically and internationally," it said.
My only advice is to own it for yourself because we all just do our interpretation and I'm only flattered and excited for people who are excited enough to put their stamp on it and see what they make of it and how they make it their own.
"We are certainly flattered by your affection for the brand, but while we can appreciate the pop culture appeal of Jack Daniel's, we also have to be diligent to ensure that the Jack Daniel's trademarks are used correctly," it started, before taking a turn for the 'Wait, really?
The girls in Jack's life — the precocious Robyn (Scarlet Lizbeth), a crush object who's flattered enough to string him along for amusement, and the sweeter Harriet (Yainis Ynoa), who sympathizes with him — both come across as coltish and just a little ahead of him on the maturity scale.
Some people think artists should be flattered by imitation but in the end it just makes it harder to use those images later for artwork and there's the risk of being accused of appropriating your own work after it's recycled and reposted on the internet thousands of times.
When Annie acquires a troll follower who calls her a fat pig in the comments section of everything she writes, she's furious — but she's also a little bit flattered to have someone care so profoundly and exclusively about her that they are devoted to reading her every word.
But Mr. Trump's time as a businessman may help make sense of his backslapping tributes to Mr. Xi. In "Trump: The Art of the Deal," his braggadocious memoir-cum-business playbook from 1987, Mr. Trump explained how he flattered, pummeled, cajoled and bluffed his way to what he wanted.
Shimamoto's Ramen Burger—the name of his small chain of food stalls and pop-up restaurants—confirmed to MUNCHIES that Shimamoto was in no way involved with Red Robin's take on his creation, but said he was flattered that a national burger chain would imitate his noodle bun idea.
But the bigger issue ... Ronda says there is no official contract in place between her and WWE, despite a recent dinner meeting with high-ranking WWE exec Triple H. Don't rule it out though ... Rousey seemed flattered by some recent smack talk from WWE Raw womens' champ Alexa Bliss.
The options here are either doing nothing and feeling flattered that somebody would care about your mediocre cat video, get in touch with the other creator and have a nice chat about what happened or ask YouTube to remove the offending video (which is probably what most people will opt for).
The Kings said everyone only came together and decided last week that it it's time for the legal drama to end, and the two "felt very fortunate and flattered that we're being allowed to end the show with the writers the way that we hope it would end," Michelle said.
"We're flattered that Mr. West would have an interest in teaching emerging artists and designers at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; however, Mr. West is not currently teaching at SAIC, and at this time, there are no plans for him to do so," they said, according to NBC.
And if this recent wave of copycat culture is anything to go by, the bootleg trend is here to stay — especially if creative directors continue to be flattered by the idea of younger, hipper brands echoing their identity, enabling them to be exposed to an otherwise difficult market to target.
The members of the DAX, a stock market index of 30 blue-chip German companies, had $80 billion of cash and short-term investments at the end of the last financial year, according to Eikon data — excluding financial companies and carmakers, whose cash levels are flattered by big finance arms.
Here is a terrifying thought: If Islamic State militants booked rooms at the Trump International Hotel in Dubai and their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi openly flattered Mr. Trump's "very good brain" on social media, how long would it take before our future president changed his mind about defeating them?
The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have claimed the reputations of so many of their powerful counterparts, but the Presidents Club dinner could, "they may have believed," provide them with a sanctuary where they could carry on as they pleased, flattered by the attentions of young women in short, tight dresses.
This would be the point when most women who've devoted multiple long phone calls to someone might get excited or at least be flattered by the affection she's being shown (however outdated and old fashioned Russ' brand is, it seems to be of Dee Dee's era), but Dee Dee isn't most women.
Having flattered British Prime Minister Theresa May, the first high political guest to his presidency, with lashings of special relationships patter, he casually roped in Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) – its equivalent to the United States' National Security Agency – as the means by which Barack Obama tapped the then president-elect's phone calls.
Clearly, Jimmy Fallon was not prepared for that kind of chain reaction when he declared 2017 the Summer of 'Stache — because when Will Ferrell showed up on The Tonight Show last night decked out in Wilford Brimley-style facial hair, Fallon seemed more threatened by his fellow comedian's luscious handlebar mustache than flattered.
For his part, Lime co-founder Brad Bao was also asked about acquisition talks with Uber and said at a Business Insider conference today that he was "very flattered to be part of the speculation" but, like VanderZanden, he insisted that Lime wants to remain an independent company for the time being.
" For the most part, though, the presentation's tone was celebratory, with Oh turning serious -- after a comedy bit that actually flattered nominees in the guise of roasting them -- to savor the greater inclusion in this year's lineup of movies, including films headlined by people of color like "Black Panther" and "Crazy Rich Asians.
Donald Trump, who may be the only person more fond of lavish displays of arriviste gilt than the Saudis, is bedazzled by a Saudi pledge to buy billions worth of American weapons, just as he was flattered by the Saudi sword dance and weird luminescent orb séance on his visit to the kingdom.
As Milan Vaishnav at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think-tank, says, it all looked like a nice diplomatic coup for him, suggesting that ties between India and America have reached a new level and that Indian-Americans are becoming a force to be reckoned with and therefore to be flattered.
Mr. Christie has flattered the voters here by playing up just how difficult it is to win them over, and he often tells the story of an 80-something voter who informed Mr. Christie that he had done everything right but had not earned the man's vote, because he had not explicitly asked for it.
Vogel, 42, has won more N.B.A. games than any Pacers coach before him, worked briefly for the Los Angeles Lakers as an advance scout during Jackson's coaching reign there, has spoken glowingly of Jackson's stylistic influence on the sport and flattered him further by hiring Brian Shaw, a Jackson protégé, as an assistant in Indiana.
Instead, Mr. Trump has been Regan and Goneriled all the way to the presidency, flattered and coddled by his advisers, the Republican establishment and his family to the point where flattery and coddling are useless and no amount of careful management can keep him from revealing state secrets and then bragging about it on Twitter.
"We're flattered that Mr. West would have an interest in teaching emerging artists and designers at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, however, Mr. West is not currently teaching at SAIC, and at this time, there are no plans for him to do so," Bree Witt, the director of communications at the school, said.
But she also makes clear that Allen initiated their sexual relationship — she recalls that their first kiss came after they watched a film by his filmmaking hero Ingmar Bergman together — and that a great deal of her attraction was that Allen flattered her with the kind of love and attention she said she had been missing from her mother.
I am really flattered, but I was watching some the other day and there was this one where he says, 'You know he probably uses like two cans of pomade,' and this and that, for a look that I literally only used Evian water spray [for] — but I am so glad you think I use all of that stuff!
"I noticed it at the beginning of the season, because we've been counting to see which episode was going to get us there, and so when I saw my name [listed as director] I was really excited and really flattered," Wilson said in an upcoming interview of BuzzFeed News' Profile set to air on Feb. 24.
Critics of the paper by Messrs Donohue and Levitt reckon, for instance, that the authors' computer code contained an error, that they used a measure of crime that flattered their results, and that they neglected the possibility that differences in the change in crime across states were caused by differences in factors other than abortion laws.
The pair was introduced through model Lily Aldridge — a member of Swift's squad and fan of Garten's who raved about her mustard-roasted fish — which led to the Barefoot Contessa host giving the pop star a personal cooking lesson in her home in East Hampton, NY. "I was so flattered that she chose to work with me," she says.
Abloh did not seem interested in Diana from the perspective of pure silhouette: Diana was highly skilled at choosing streamlined clothing that flattered her figure, and even in the '80s, in which excess in embellishment, texture, and silhouette lead fashion design, Diana used them only when they nipped in her waist, lengthened her torso, or showed off her legs.
The most likely explanation of his actions, which have provoked a crisis in the region (and pushed Qatar into the arms of Iran) is that the Saudis flattered him — the Ritz-Carlton projected a five-story image of his face on the side of its Riyadh property — and their lobbyists spent large sums at the Trump Washington hotel.
While the amount of spending on the ads was nominal at best, the fact that it even occurred is likely to reinforce concerns expressed by some Democrats that Russia may have used Facebook to promote narratives that flattered Trump and bashed Clinton in key Rust Belt swing states that helped the real estate mogul take the White House.
And so, in this hour and change we were allowed to delight in minor figures like Lyanna Mormont, parse out narrative congruities like Jon's assumption of Robb's "King in the North" rallying cry, and feel flattered by details like Cersei's new Lion-motif crown or the newly painted sails of Daenerys's fleet embarking to the accompaniment of dragons and a nutty choral arrangement.
When you finally get to the end — Tammy Zenner, who was called Texas Tammy by her colleagues because of the size of her breasts and who complained to her store manager that an executive visiting the store had rubbed himself against her from behind but was told when she complained that she should be flattered — another wave of shock hits you.
" He then added that he's flattered that fans want him and Reinhart to be together in real life, since it means that their onscreen chemistry is as hot as it should be for a teen drama: "But truthfully, it's very pleasing that people talk about Lili and I in that way because it means that we're resonating so strongly that people really want that to be true.
Senegal were bundled out on the last day of the group phase in Russia after a count back of cautions after finishing level with Japan in Group H. They had made a bright start to the tournament by beating Poland in Moscow but then flattered to decisive with talisman Sadio Mane largely anonymous and highly rated defender Kalidou Koulibaly caught out when he was most needed.
A good-looking ordinary American man named Mike stands nearby, nodding along, until a Hungarian-born man — a refugee from the Third Reich, given the historical context — takes him aside and explains how this method parallels the way Hitler and his followers divided the German population and set them at odds against one another: Jews, Catholics, Protestants, intellectuals, and native-born farmers whose egos were flattered by the Nazis.
The full pardons of Conrad Black, a wealthy friend of Mr. Trump's who has written charitably about him, and Patrick Nolan, a former Republican Assembly leader from California who has criticized aspects of the Russia investigation, are the latest examples in what seems to be a new trend in presidential clemency: mercy for lawbreakers in the mold of disgraced politicians, media personalities and political allies who have flattered, defended or curried favor with the president.
He took so much joy in it, flattered you so sincerely after, never ignored you in public, like so many did, but always lit up when he saw you and sometimes even gave you a wink, with Alma standing right there, which was weirdly delicious, because Alma (she had to admit it) had always had this sort of glamour , being one of the older girls and (oh, she could give her this much) really pretty.
Nigel Farage says he is honored President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE pitched him to be the United Kingdom's ambassador to the U.S. "I'm very flattered by what Mr. Trump has had to say," Farage told The Guardian in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday.

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