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incline

[in-klahyn, in-klahyn, in-klahyn] / ɪnˈklaɪn, ˈɪn klaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn /






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As the incline got steeper, I opened the companion app on my phone and pressed “Boost.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In other words, investors may find it a lot more difficult to keep up if the incline gets steeper and steeper.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Cardio is different forms of interval running four days a week, and then walking on the treadmill on a steep incline two days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

The inquest heard it was not possible to know whether the campervan's handbrake had been left off before it rolled down the steep incline.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

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

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




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