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trajectory

[truh-jek-tuh-ree] / trəˈdʒɛk tə ri /


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Buckingham Palace has reiterated its position that he is on a "positive trajectory".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

They called this changing pattern an "ousiometric trajectory."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

In Los Angeles, recent gubernatorial candidate and clean energy investor Tom Steyer told The Times that the president’s actions will almost certainly affect the state’s trajectory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Then they went straight to work changing his arsenal, bringing their newest reclamation project to the laboratory that has been reshaping the trajectory of pitchers’ careers for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Katherine organized herself immediately at her desk, growing phone- book-thick stacks of data sheets a number at a time, blocking out everything except the labyrinth of trajectory equations.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Even within the highest echelons of wealth concentration, these two groups are on different trajectories.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

On Tuesday, US 10- and 30-year Treasuries were trading at their highest yields since around 2002, with other G7 bonds following similar trajectories.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Material leaving the brown dwarf followed trajectories that carried it directly into the star.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

“The caveat here is that hurricane trajectories are subject to change,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The trajectories of so many people had influenced hers along the way: Dorothy Vaughan and the women of West Computing.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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