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curve

[kurv] / kɜrv /




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Sakurai is already ahead of the curve by leaning into the material’s brainless escapism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Treasury yields were slumping across the curve early Thursday as bonds headed for their biggest one-day rally in at least a year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The rise in rates has contributed to increases in bond yields on the short end of the curve, which has been seeing issuances in greater numbers, Dabla-Norris said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Kenya's National Police Service told the BBC: "There are huge lessons picked from the day's events," which had "formed a fundamental learning curve for a better, more professional application in the future."

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Scoot your legs in, Jeff. Your slouching will curve your spine,” she said.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

“Between the homes, a freeform pool curves through natural rock, hiding a grotto and a slide, with a shallow ledge for lounging and an elevated spa,” according to the listing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

As steep learning curves go, this one was off the scale.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Straight lines, rather than her usual curves, abound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The two-dimensional surface itself is finite and has no border because it curves back around.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

I draw a trombone, but it’s hard to do the curves.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Using SpaceX rocket technology, the angular sports car climbed a curved ramp and hurled itself to a controlled landing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Megaraptorans were closely related to tyrannosaurs including Tyrannosaurus rex but had slender heads and attacked prey with their large arms and giant curved claws instead of their jaws.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The high, flared wheel arches, the tall, curved roof and the eye-like headlights are all reminders of the original "deux chevaux" or "two horses".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The residents of Drop City, a Colorado artists’ community, built domes from the curved steel tops of salvaged cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

There was still smoke all around, but the road had curved out of the path of the fire.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

A. In many ways, the campus feels the same—the curving brick paths, the historic pre-Civil War era buildings and the genteel feel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

The path of total eclipse begins at the tip of Siberia before curving round the Arctic Ocean and crossing parts of Greenland and Iceland.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on the wide, curving interchange road that connects the eastbound 105 Freeway to the southbound 110 Freeway leading to San Pedro, the CHP said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

It took all the young mouse’s courage to let go of the rope and grab for the thin curving edge.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques


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