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Recent Examples of trajectory
Her unusual trajectory, and her being based outside the US, may have contributed to her relative obscurity in New York.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Lindgren’s performance has been on a downward trajectory this season.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The trajectory of Burma—a country sandwiched between China and India—will influence the treatment of religious minorities across the continent.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
In an internal communication to the Prime Video Asia Pacific team, Gandhi expressed optimism about the platform’s trajectory in Japan.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Lindgren’s performance has been on a downward trajectory this season.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The trajectory of Burma—a country sandwiched between China and India—will influence the treatment of religious minorities across the continent.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
In an internal communication to the Prime Video Asia Pacific team, Gandhi expressed optimism about the platform’s trajectory in Japan.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trajectory
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The clearest path forward is for our community to share our stories in our own voices and to have the public commit to witnessing and believing them.—
Alicia Roth Weigel,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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The most common path founders take to turn an idea into a business is bootstrapping, relying on personal savings, support from friends and family, or even credit cards.—
Holly Eve,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Families being told to abandon their cars on evacuation routes to flee on foot and convalescent home residents being pushed down the street in wheelchairs as hot embers fly around them are scenes usually witnessed only in the movies.—
Caitlin Clarkson Pereira,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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To make the most of Mobile’s charms, consider bedding at the Malaga Inn, a boutique stay in twin townhouses that date back to 1862, mere blocks off the parade route.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2025
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Ball scored a career-high 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting, 5-for-10 from beyond the arc, in Tuesday’s overtime win over Butler at the XL Center.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2025
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Thomas, a Pittsburg native, is averaging 26.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.9 steals while shooting 47.6% from two-point range and 38.1% from beyond the arc for the City Reapers in Overtime Elite play.—
Richard Davenport,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Musk publicly congratulated his space rival Bezos in multiple posts last week after a Bezos Blue Origin rocket reached orbit.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Scattered throughout were the president’s family members and other familiar faces in Trump’s orbit.—
Adriana Gomez Licon,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Gianna and her father continued to share a love of the game and his mini-me was quickly on her way to carving out her own path in basketball.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, affectionally known as Gigi, were on their way to a youth basketball game in Thousand Oaks, Calif. when their helicopter crashed, killing both of them as well as seven other passengers.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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In 2025, air passengers will see lounge openings and changes in frequent flier programs, and the number of premium and elite offerings will continue at a steady ascent.—
Christine Chung,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Officials said a couple of engines dropped out during that ascent phase but could not offer a direct explanation for the outcome.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Even deeper, head to the offices of his ERN's Cadillac Music publishing house, and the half-dozen songwriters he's signed arrive daily at 9 a.m. and often put in 12- to 16-hour days writing potential country album tracks or chart smashes.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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The track, released via Top Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records, was written and recorded specifically for the occasion with producer Jonas Jeberg.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Trajectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trajectory. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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