as in to straighten (out)
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In either case, all parties involved will have plenty of time to iron out potential issues, as teams will not even vote on a potential Celtics sale until June.
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Hunter Felt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
These complexities will undoubtedly be ironed out during the legislative process, but much work remains to be done.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Tactical shortcomings remain that the club are working to iron out, which is why Digne, despite Emery essentially signing both Moreno, in his first Villa window in January 2023, and now Maatsen to replace him, is still first choice.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
While terms of the agreement still need to be ironed out and will not be completed until next month at the earliest, the City Council previously asked for several deal points to be included in any deal.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Hunter Felt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
These complexities will undoubtedly be ironed out during the legislative process, but much work remains to be done.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Tactical shortcomings remain that the club are working to iron out, which is why Digne, despite Emery essentially signing both Moreno, in his first Villa window in January 2023, and now Maatsen to replace him, is still first choice.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
While terms of the agreement still need to be ironed out and will not be completed until next month at the earliest, the City Council previously asked for several deal points to be included in any deal.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
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