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Recent Examples of dead reckoning
To gauge longitude, by contrast, requires dead reckoning.
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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
Yoni Nova Kusumawan, had to rely on dead reckoning—using the STS-50’s trackline and rate of speed to estimate where and when to intercept it.
—Tristram Korten, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2020
Known as dead reckoning, the system didn't use satellites.
—Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 24 June 2020
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
Yoni Nova Kusumawan, had to rely on dead reckoning—using the STS-50’s trackline and rate of speed to estimate where and when to intercept it.
—Tristram Korten, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2020
Known as dead reckoning, the system didn't use satellites.
—Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 24 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead reckoning
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The connection between the two cases lies in his approach and the use of controversial theories involving rituals and hidden motivations, which drew significant criticism of his conduct as a prosecutor.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Another theory is that very heavy rainfall after serious drought violently sloshed the waters of Lake Nyos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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As much as the 49ers try to shield themselves from media speculation, Bethune couldn’t help but hear that their defense was in a bad way with Warner gone.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Amid speculation about why Brandy abruptly left the concert — Monica immediately dismissed any possible bad blood by shouting out Brandy when the show continued — the singer explained in a statement Sunday morning that she was forced to exit due to health issues.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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Bell might also question those billionaires and pose hypotheticals to gauge their reactions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The narrative too often focuses on headlines and hypotheticals, rather than on structure, incentives, and outcomes.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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In proving their hypothesis, researchers fed LLMs continually with X posts that were either short and viral or were shaped to grab users’ attention.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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This notion supports the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, which proposes that dream content often reflects aspects of a person’s waking life.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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The benefits of that blockbuster merger, which gave Capital One a proprietary payments network to lessen its reliance on Mastercard and Visa over time, are at the heart of our investment thesis.—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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For instance, some of you could be focusing on something as simple as a website update or creating new social media content or something larger like a thesis.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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In unscripted news, ITV Studios unveiled a slate of sales and catalog moves, led by a Spanish adaptation of murder-mystery guessing game A Party to Die For at Atresmedia, produced by ITV Studios Iberia for a 2026 launch.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Harris will still have second-guessing haunt him throughout the offseason for this season.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Dead reckoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20reckoning. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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