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Recent Examples of trajectory
Still just 24, his career trajectory was interrupted by
(L-R) Brett Baty #22, Pete Alonso #20, Brandon Nimmo #9, Ronny Mauricio #10 and Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets celebrate after defeating the Seattle Mariners at Citi Field on September 03, 2023...
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The third return to Broadway is unusual (and in keeping with the plot of the show) as the musical’s two previous Broadway engagements were in the last five years and the production has had a bumpy trajectory.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
In the course of the discussion, the duo cited the influence of big-picture trends on the company’s trajectory, including Covid, the dual strike of 2023, and a changing marketplace for independent films that is increasingly inhospitable to low-budget titles.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2025
The team used advanced computational methods to identify the object’s distinctive trajectory pattern in the sky.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The third return to Broadway is unusual (and in keeping with the plot of the show) as the musical’s two previous Broadway engagements were in the last five years and the production has had a bumpy trajectory.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
In the course of the discussion, the duo cited the influence of big-picture trends on the company’s trajectory, including Covid, the dual strike of 2023, and a changing marketplace for independent films that is increasingly inhospitable to low-budget titles.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2025
The team used advanced computational methods to identify the object’s distinctive trajectory pattern in the sky.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trajectory
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The settlement also cleared a path for the operator to permanently shutter all services aside from the emergency and behavioral health at Rockville General Hospital in Vernon, The CT Mirror reported.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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And company executives said that taking a slow and steady path to the moon can offer Ispace some long-term advantages.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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But there’s another route this could go down, a silent divorce.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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Every day at the start of practice, the wide receivers line up and run half-speed routes to get loose, while the quarterbacks throw high-arcing passes downfield.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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But this is Beckett, not Dickens, so don’t look for a redemptive character arc or cathartic ending.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Trump's Mental Acuity' Perhaps if not for the transparently phony cliffhanger, that would feel like enough of a character arc for the year.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025
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But the natural phenomenon is one all but a few select individuals will ever have the chance to see from the vantage of 250 miles in orbit.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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In a testimonial, French author Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand rattled off a few more of the famous folk in Brynner’s vast orbit, including Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra and Audrey Hepburn, whose graphic designer son Luca Dotti attended the service.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
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And one of the fastest ways to lose it is poor communication.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The difficulty is knowing where to look when a landscape is constantly changing in unpredictable ways.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Protecting Authentic Japanese Whisky The ascent of Japanese whisky on the world’s stage came with an unfortunate side effect: a more deceptive counterpart masquerading under the same name.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The ascent of this 32-year-old Dane has been breathtaking, but the artist, a man at ease with himself, is taking it all in stride.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
2 June 2025
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After charming the world as one of sports’ favorite couples, thanks to their prowess on the track, their unwavering support of each other, and their TikTok-worthy dance moves, Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles and Jamaican Olympic bronze medalist Junelle Bromfield are getting married.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
3 June 2025
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Ohtani, meanwhile, threw his second live batting practice over the weekend, and remains on track to return sometime after the All-Star break.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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“Trajectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trajectory. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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