incline
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It’s not the craziest hike — it’s actually pretty calm — but there are a couple of incline points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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
As the incline got steeper, I opened the companion app on my phone and pressed “Boost.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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
Because the incline is so steep, I have to zigzag-hike.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Walking around may require navigating steep inclines or stairwell-like sidewalks, but over the past century the city has developed a unique transit system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The hike is an easy 2.4 mile loop, that’s flat much of the way, with a few brief but gentle inclines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 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
Routes such as those served by TransPennine – which leant Hitachi the test Class 802 train – have inclines which require more energy, shortening the overall distance it could travel unaided.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
Our host glides to the table and inclines her head.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
I’m increasingly inclined to hear it as a promise.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Might Carse have been less inclined to step out of line had the new sheriff been in town?
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Other apps might even be inclined to deploy a sunny icon, because technically it is going to be warm in most of that area, and watery only in a different section.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Several executive recruiters said boards are more inclined to appoint a CEO with a less-than-pristine employment history when they believe there is a limited pool of candidates with the right experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
If one were inclined to believe in the supernatural, one might even suspect that the bakehouse at Ashton Place had fallen under some sort of a curse!
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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
He held out his hand, inclining his head.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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