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Recent Examples of trajectory
The injury, a torn anterior cruciate ligament, not only derailed a possible title run that season, but also upended the Trojans’ trajectory for the next one.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The bank sees execution risks related to the pivot to artificial intelligence, as well as limited clarity on the trajectory of its revenue and margins.
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Davis Giangiulio,fred Imbert,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Given the current trajectory of memory prices though, IDC’s Popal expects that Apple will soon be forced to raise iPhone prices.
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Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
The positions of the players, ball trajectory and player paths were determined using custom software created by The Times.
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Allison McCann,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The bank sees execution risks related to the pivot to artificial intelligence, as well as limited clarity on the trajectory of its revenue and margins.
—
Davis Giangiulio,fred Imbert,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Given the current trajectory of memory prices though, IDC’s Popal expects that Apple will soon be forced to raise iPhone prices.
—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
The positions of the players, ball trajectory and player paths were determined using custom software created by The Times.
—
Allison McCann,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trajectory
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From there, Florida's history followed the path more familiar to Americans, eventually becoming the 27th state in 1845.
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Infosys chose that path, committing to retrain more than 250,000 staff instead of pursuing mass layoffs.
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On one end, the route took the avocado and papaya from Mexico to Asia.
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Events celebrating America’s 250th birthday mean some changes for fireworks viewing on the Mall and the route of the Independence Day Parade.
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Gauff may be the best athlete in women’s tennis, but Świątek has the best footwork, the adjustment steps and tiny movements that take her to the ball and propel her from attack to defense and back again.
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A student also participated in the discussion, asking what steps officials are taking to improve safety in Towson for pedestrians, drivers, and residents.
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The Emmy-winning host and executive producer of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has landed a guest role on General Hospital, appearing in a three-episode arc that'll air on July 2, 3 and 6 on ABC.
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Simon spent most of Daemon’s Harrenhal arc knowing when to flatter, when to deflect, and when to send a discreet raven to Rhaenyra informing her that Ser Alfred Broome is basically encouraging Daemon to stage a coup.
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In 1988, Momand — then a 29‑year‑old air force pilot — was selected to join a Soviet space program designed to send representatives from aligned nations into orbit, at a time when Afghanistan was under Soviet control.
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Those four astronauts are due in 2027 to fly to Earth orbit in a critical mission testing docking capabilities with two commercial lunar landers.
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Go all the way and ask for the sugar sprinkle to finish it off.
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New voices, new philosophies, new ways of teaching and new sets of data to parse through.
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The princess trekked for 23 miles, with a total ascent of more than 10,000 feet and a driving distance of 462 miles between locations, per The Guardian.
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On the right side, Luneau’s ascent to being a regular plus more consistent time for Ian Moore and Drew Helleson would at least give Verbeek default options.
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The compensation model is intriguing because major media companies are taking a two-track approach to AI, filing copyright infringement suits in some cases and striking content licensing deals with AI firms in others.
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Its super sedan, the SU7 Ultra, was the fastest EV in the track’s history for a chunk of last year.
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“Trajectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trajectory. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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