incline
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The stress and emotional aftermath they’re each facing is a tightrope walk … with an incline.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 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
I’m doing heavy resistance training, or I’m doing incline walking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
We trekked up a steep incline to quickly discover signs for white oil bubbling out of the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Harry S Truman High School, set on a slight incline, is a monument to utility, neither inviting nor forbidding.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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
Despite its steep inclines, the path to Yellow Aster Butte routinely draws big crowds, and in places the area shows evidence of intense visitation, so treat it kindly.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Flo inclines her huge head toward the sky above.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
“So he hasn’t given any indication that he’s inclined to hike rates,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Surveys have shown that men dating women still often feel inclined to pick up the tab for a night out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve would then more inclined to move toward higher interest rates, which could weigh on economic activity and consumer spending, Abuagla added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
If you are inclined to put a bid in this time, your starting offer cannot be lower than $19m.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I was slowly separating from my parents, gradually less inclined to blurt every last thought in my head.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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
Since then, the pair's paths have diverged, with Appleblim's housier releases inclining more towards the dancefloor, and Shackleton's series of Drawbar Organ EPs offering playful experimentalism.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2013
As she passed, people on the streets hastily made way for her, some doffing their hats, or inclining their heads in reverence.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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