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Recent Examples of dead reckoning
The principle is a very old and simple one called dead reckoning – a very basic skill used by tyro sailors and nuclear submarine commanders.
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New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
To gauge longitude, by contrast, requires dead reckoning.
—The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Born in Marblehead, Mass., Ellen Creesy learned how to pilot a vessel from her father, who also taught her the rudiments of navigation: dead reckoning and how to read a nautical chart.
—Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2022
But for longitude, navigators had to rely on dead reckoning that was subject to errors.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
There is also straightforward dead reckoning and inertial navigation.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2021
The researchers modeled the animals’ behavior using a variety of math ideas and the navigational concept of dead reckoning.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2021
Fraunhofer Portugal has substantially improved this dead reckoning approach by recognizing that a human exhibits consistent cyclical motions while walking.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2014
New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
To gauge longitude, by contrast, requires dead reckoning.
—The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Born in Marblehead, Mass., Ellen Creesy learned how to pilot a vessel from her father, who also taught her the rudiments of navigation: dead reckoning and how to read a nautical chart.
—Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2022
But for longitude, navigators had to rely on dead reckoning that was subject to errors.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
There is also straightforward dead reckoning and inertial navigation.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2021
The researchers modeled the animals’ behavior using a variety of math ideas and the navigational concept of dead reckoning.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2021
Fraunhofer Portugal has substantially improved this dead reckoning approach by recognizing that a human exhibits consistent cyclical motions while walking.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead reckoning
Noun
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Warsh’s theory of the case is built in part on his long-standing criticism of the Fed’s massive balance sheet.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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By calling itself an institute, the artist-run organization adopts the traditional markers of academic power while collapsing the hierarchies of collegiate critical theory and interdisciplinary studies programs.—
Catherine Taft,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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However, a White House official dismissed speculation.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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No speculation—only billable hours.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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And if the hypotheticals are not enough to dissuade, history is littered with teams trading away their future for immediate glories, seeing their plans implode, and being left with a ruinous future that becomes a hopeless present while another team reaps the benefits.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Library of Congress has discussed these hypotheticals, but notes neither the 12th nor the 22nd Amendment clearly addresses such scenarios.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Dec. 2025
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But within a day, the entire hypothesis flopped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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This means that the probabilities for the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis remain completely unchanged by this suspicious draw.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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But what struck me in Davos this month was how AI's capital intensity has turned this from utility talking points into a genuine investment thesis with animal spirits behind it.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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This became my structuring thesis.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Vikings moved forward with McCarthy last offseason, then missed the playoffs at 9-8 as McCarthy struggled — inviting second-guessing about their decision to not re-sign Darnold.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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This approach turns decluttering into a series of quick, confident decisions instead of a marathon of second-guessing.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2026
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