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Recent Examples of trajectories
Most people live lives whose day-to-day features aren’t exactly gripping viewing and whose trajectories are difficult to squeeze into the structures and strictures of serialized television.
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David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
These include net deflections and unusual ball trajectories.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
All three of the aforementioned companies have since seen their trajectories cool.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh each snapped postseason droughts in 2025-26 and are about to embark on a series that pits two hockey clubs on different trajectories.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
This ongoing research helps explore profound questions of how environmental shifts shaped life on Earth, including human trajectories.
—Zelalem Bedaso, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
But between his legal issues, his highly unconventional lifestyle and his outspoken personal beliefs, his post-Hollywood path has become one of the more unexpected trajectories among former child stars.
—Ryan Brennan
april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Here are the English quartet's respective scoring trajectories in their 50-plus seasons.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Instead, international non-English language fare is out in force buoyed by the success of Oscar-winning 2025 selection Sentimental Value as well as the high-profile trajectories of other films from last year such as The Secret Agent and Sirat.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
These include net deflections and unusual ball trajectories.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
All three of the aforementioned companies have since seen their trajectories cool.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh each snapped postseason droughts in 2025-26 and are about to embark on a series that pits two hockey clubs on different trajectories.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
This ongoing research helps explore profound questions of how environmental shifts shaped life on Earth, including human trajectories.
—Zelalem Bedaso, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
But between his legal issues, his highly unconventional lifestyle and his outspoken personal beliefs, his post-Hollywood path has become one of the more unexpected trajectories among former child stars.
—Ryan Brennan
april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Here are the English quartet's respective scoring trajectories in their 50-plus seasons.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Instead, international non-English language fare is out in force buoyed by the success of Oscar-winning 2025 selection Sentimental Value as well as the high-profile trajectories of other films from last year such as The Secret Agent and Sirat.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trajectories
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On Thursday night, after the special series of episodes where Ciara Miller crossed paths with Amanda Batula and West Wilson for the first time on camera since news of their relationship was confirmed, audio of the cast discussing the scandal leaked online.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistani Prime Min ister Shehbaz Sharif that ongoing US actions were undermining trust and complicating paths to dialogue, according to Iran’s state broadcaster.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Josh LeClair, master electrician and owner of Village Home Services, provides the following steps to contain the problem, assess damages, and troubleshoot the cause.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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Two days after an ugly meeting between his chin and the Frost Bank Center hardwood in Game 2, Wembanyama couldn’t quite progress through all the steps of the NBA’s concussion protocol before tipoff Friday.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Still with some room for development on underneath routes, Benson could easily outplay his draft position.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said several Muni routes will be affected and riders should expect delays.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The cut features plenty of unseen character arcs and alternate takes.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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Dana and Harper occasionally feel extraneous, there to fill out the group rather than carry out their own narrative arcs, but the bond between Charlie and Lorcan, and Lorcan’s search for his place in the world, is a solid emotional core the show never loses sight of.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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Canadian and American researchers simulated satellite orbits in low Earth orbit and generated a metric, the CRASH Clock, that measures the number of days before collisions start happening if collision-avoidance maneuvers stop.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Jan. 2026
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The plan represents a departure for Europe’s top satellite makers, which have traditionally focused on large, complex spacecraft in high orbits, but the industry has been disrupted by Starlink’s small, relatively cheap, low-orbit machines.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Food noise stems from the intersection multiple biological systems such as hormones, blood sugar regulation, dopamine pathways and psychological processes.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and city agencies continue to prioritize unit production over ownership pathways.—
Izabela Engel,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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There are ways of using social media as just a private photo album or a diary, but it is designed to be public and for content to spread beyond its context.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Subway has launched a new value menu with more than 15 entrees under $5, offering more protein-forward meals at a time when cost-conscious customers are craving ways to get the most bang for their buck.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The record is nearing completion with about a dozen tracks already slated.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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The title track, with its glassy melody and woozy, almost stumbling groove, deploys wholesome, end-of-the-night, comedown energy not unlike Bicep’s most beloved tracks.—
Reid BG,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Trajectories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trajectories. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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