glide path
noun
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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
Elizabeth OlsonExamples of glide path in a Sentence
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Because barring an epic September collapse, the Dodgers now seem to be on a glide path to another National League West title.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The powerful Brooklyn Democrats did not elaborate Monday on their decisions to withhold immediate endorsement of Harris, who appears to be on a glide path to the nomination.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
But the politics of 1968 soon upended the old system and Humphrey’s apparent glide path to the nomination.
—Lawrence R. Jacobs / Made By History, TIME, 22 July 2024
Meanwhile, Wells, finds a lot of mental health angst among her clients, who expected a glide path to prosperity after obtaining their degrees.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 14 July 2024
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The powerful Brooklyn Democrats did not elaborate Monday on their decisions to withhold immediate endorsement of Harris, who appears to be on a glide path to the nomination.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
But the politics of 1968 soon upended the old system and Humphrey’s apparent glide path to the nomination.
—Lawrence R. Jacobs / Made By History, TIME, 22 July 2024
Meanwhile, Wells, finds a lot of mental health angst among her clients, who expected a glide path to prosperity after obtaining their degrees.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 14 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for glide path
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“Glide path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glide%20path. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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