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Even this throughway soon couldn’t handle the traffic between Southern and Central California, and the incline was so dangerous that mule teams had to be summoned to rescue underpowered cars that couldn’t make the grade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

But traipse past the principal’s office, scale a short incline, and you’ll be rewarded with an 80-foot-long mural that explodes with color.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

The visitor descends a long gentle incline, passing a wall of polished black granite that records the names of the 58,000 American soldiers who died in that war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

"I spoke about Paris being a reference point where hopefully we'll see a pretty steep incline in terms of performances," said Doris.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

Sergio regains control and zips up the incline that starts just inside the gate.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

Mr. Waterfield inclines toward Hobbes’s “they that have odds of power exact as much as they can, and the weak yield to such conditions as they can get.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

We trudged on, working our way up and down the steep inclines.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025

Just a short distance away pilgrims were walking up the steep inclines of Slieve Patrick to the St Patrick monument.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025

There are a couple of entr’actes in which the clown, teased by his former supervisor, inclines toward the Grinchy.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

Flo inclines her huge head toward the sky above.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

If you’re inclined to invest in your entertaining collection, I’d recommend looking for a secondhand tureen with personality, a few bowls in different sizes and more spoons than you think you need.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The fact that you’re asking the question suggests that you’re inclined to take your benefits earlier and keep working.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

That additional effort could make them less inclined to exercise, potentially reinforcing a pattern of inactivity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Unmistakably, it was the question of a still very young man who, now and then, is not inclined to admit that he knows the first names of certain people.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

The young woman in the sepia-toned photograph curtsies gracefully, inclining her head and smiling sweetly at the camera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

The sickening realization of the Titanic's imminent fate came when Jessop turned to say something to a fellow stewardess and saw that the "forward part" of the ship was inclining toward the dark ocean.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022

She would like to see changes, inclining a Senedd creche, the introduction of job shares and an increase in the number of MSs to decrease workload.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2021

The rig pitched to the south, away from the beach, her derrick cutting obliquely across the sky and her helipad inclining at an angle that to the human eye read as almost apologetic.

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2017

She stared at him a second longer before inclining her head, gaze full of question.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray