glide path
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: a course of action that leads easily to an expected outcome
While Markey has been a fine member of Congress for decades, he isn't owed a glide path to another term.—
Adrian Walker
Adrian Walker… a state that invests more in locking up prisoners than in opening doors to education is on a glide path to mediocrity.—John Stobo
John StoboElite law schools are not always a glide path to becoming a partner at a big law firm.—Elizabeth Olson
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Democrat Adelita Grijalva has for months been on a glide path to become Arizona's next member of Congress.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The bill is likely on a glide path to the desk of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The correction put Darvish on a glide path, recalling some of his best work in five years with the Padres.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Cornyn should be on a glide path to another term in Texas, even with former Democratic Rep. Colin Allred making another Senate run.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
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Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The bill is likely on a glide path to the desk of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The correction put Darvish on a glide path, recalling some of his best work in five years with the Padres.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Cornyn should be on a glide path to another term in Texas, even with former Democratic Rep. Colin Allred making another Senate run.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Glide path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glide%20path. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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