glide path
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: a course of action that leads easily to an expected outcome
While Markey has been a fine member of Congress for decades, he isn't owed a glide path to another term.—
Adrian Walker
Adrian Walker… a state that invests more in locking up prisoners than in opening doors to education is on a glide path to mediocrity.—John Stobo
John StoboElite law schools are not always a glide path to becoming a partner at a big law firm.—Elizabeth Olson
Elizabeth OlsonExamples of glide path in a Sentence
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The compromise appeared to be on a glide path through the House after winning near-unanimous approval in the powerful Ways and Means Committee.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
When Murphy dropped out, Kim became the frontrunner and was seen as on a glide path to the Senate, but Menendez on Monday filed to run as an independent, which could alter the race in the fall.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 4 June 2024
The glide paths that King and Sanders are following to reelection would also seem to underscore the notion that Feinstein, their generational peer, was treated more harshly based on her gender.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Facing the political novice and former baseball player in the fall could put Schiff on a glide path to the Senate seat.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
When Murphy dropped out, Kim became the frontrunner and was seen as on a glide path to the Senate, but Menendez on Monday filed to run as an independent, which could alter the race in the fall.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 4 June 2024
The glide paths that King and Sanders are following to reelection would also seem to underscore the notion that Feinstein, their generational peer, was treated more harshly based on her gender.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Facing the political novice and former baseball player in the fall could put Schiff on a glide path to the Senate seat.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Glide path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glide%20path. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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