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curve

[kurv] / kɜrv /




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Parents often face a steep, expensive learning curve when navigating youth sports with older children, overscheduling them and committing developmental mistakes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Hyperscalers are issuing so much debt that they may be causing an imbalance at the long end of the yield curve.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

"Large objects such as stars curve spacetime strongly -- for example, we can observe this when light rays are deflected by massive stars. But smaller masses also produce spacetime curvature, just to a lesser extent."

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Treasury yields mostly edged higher in Asian trade, having moved lower across the curve on Tuesday as oil prices fall.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

For some reason, when the wolf spoke now, it almost seemed to be smiling, probably due to the curve of its jaw.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

"We have to understand that we're heading for catastrophe if we don't bend the curves" of greenhouse gas emissions, Jouzel said.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

After the road opens up, the drivers make short work of the curves while maintaining a respectful distance from one another.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The play of sharp angles against smooth curves is discordant, like that of the flattened third in music.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

At this point, customer adoption curves are the best indicator of whether the technology and the market are ready for mass rollout.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

The path, still wide enough for men and vehicles and horses, tho I only see men, curves its way down thru more orchards on the hillsides of the little vale.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

"Comparing the sharply curved wrinkles with flat graphene allowed us to clearly identify the role of extreme curvature."

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Designed to blend into the historic Baroque park, they are notable for their curved ceramic facades, daylight from skylights, accessibility features, drinking fountains -- and free use.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Its curved blade, chipped and rusted, with a gilded, possibly brass, hilt featuring a lion on the end, is too delicate to hold.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Additionally, the home has a den, built-in storage, curved staircase, outdoor movie pavilion, and 50-foot-long lap pool designed by Johnston Vidal.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Sookie licked Dorito cheese from his fingers, as the Diplomat curved onto the bridge over the Piscataqua River.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

But it soon began curving around the Arctic Ocean arriving in Iceland in the early evening before sweeping southwards to treat the UK to part of its wonder.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Gehry Partners, the architecture firm established by the late Frank Gehry in 2001, released renderings of its redesign, which includes a curving glass canopy above a staircase leading to the Lower Tram entrance.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Jason Ardizzone West’s abstract set is a construction of curving ramps, accommodating much of the big chorus and festooned with night lights; a large disc hangs above a center platform, occasionally tilting and dipping.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Another side features a curving surface descending from the apex for winter sledding.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

The descent into the underground lair took longer than I thought it would, partly because the curving staircase was covered in invisible booby traps.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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