straight line

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Straight-line mode - where the front and rear wings open on the straights to increase speed - will be disabled.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Straight-line movement doesn’t stress the major knee ligament and some day-to-day tasks such as walking are easily accomplished without an ACL.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Straight-line is the prevailing method, where each year of depreciation expense for a given purchase is the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Straight-line projections of the future work except when they fail entirely.

From Slate • May 22, 2021