trajectory
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To be sure, China’s trajectory was set in motion decades before 9/11 when it began economic liberalization in 1978.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was then switched into a state that was almost unaffected by the magnetic field, allowing it to move freely under gravity, following a ballistic trajectory similar to a ball tossed into the air.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Star Trek” fans have influenced the trajectory of the franchise, just as it has influenced the lives of fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Schleif calls that “a not-so-subtle message to policymakers that the bond vigilantes are not thrilled with the current trajectory of fiscal affairs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
New World societies had just begun making bronze artifacts and had not yet started making iron ones at the time when the arrival of Europeans truncated the New World’s independent trajectory.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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
In either case, fusion-with-mixing can push different lineages onto very different evolutionary trajectories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
More than once, she said, she has had to order planes to slow down or alter their trajectories to avoid accidents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
They remain on very different trajectories, with William's life heading remorselessly to the point where he will take to the throne.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Of course, the continents differ in innumerable environmental features affecting trajectories of human societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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