incline

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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

He also recorded the first “DNF” of his marathon career at the Paris Olympics, dropping out right after the steepest incline on the course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

People are running up the incline towards the scene of the crash.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

He walked the last incline holding the jiggeh awkwardly in front of him and set it down once he reached the broad plateau at the top.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park