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linear

[lin-ee-er] / ˈlɪn i ər /






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Today, she knows as much as anyone that progress - especially in sport - is rarely linear.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“We’re trying to take the best of the vertical world and the best of what we learned in streaming and traditional linear television and put them together,” says Winograde.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Language also unfolds in a linear sequence, one word after another, while reaching a logical conclusion may require considering several pieces of information in ways that are less linear.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

“By going after finance guys, they’re going after guys who tend to operate in a more linear mindset.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Essentially, he was uncoiling the cyclotron that years earlier he had conceived by twisting Rolf Wideroe’s linear accelerator into a spiral.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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