trajectory
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These calculations are important because a successful planetary defense mission would ideally change an asteroid's trajectory without breaking it into multiple dangerous fragments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Rather than positioning solely for a divided U.S. government, Goh says Asian fixed-income investors should focus on the trajectory of energy prices, U.S. monetary policy and global risk sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
"Turkey's continued reliance on coal, alongside plans for further expansion, highlights the contradiction at the heart of its current trajectory," Duygu Kutluay of Beyond Fossil Fuels told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Our trajectory remained unaltered, we’d simply continued to travel in that direction.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
“Flattery, always, but you’ve set a trajectory toward candor, so why change course now?”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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The darkened fragments then complete their descent, with atmospheric winds potentially pushing them away from their original trajectories before they land as meteorites.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Even within the highest echelons of wealth concentration, these two groups are on different trajectories.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
With pricing below Seedance 2.5 and video effects close to Seedance 2.5, Kling 4.0 could gain some market share and improve its grossing trajectories ahead, Citi adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Clark’s Gen X parents earned computer science degrees in the 1990s and secured stable jobs with clear trajectories for career growth straight out of college.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
He’s been mixing speeds and trajectories the whole time Brayden, Ernesto, and I have been out here, but so far, I’ve chased down every ball, and I’m chasing down this one, too.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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