arc
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It’s not difficult to predict how Sonny’s arc will curve: It’s a Walter Mitty story, but also an Ugly Duckling story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Carn said a dramatic escalation appears unlikely because the eruption is associated with a volcanic ridge near the intersection of a transform fault and a back arc spreading center.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Ben Kingsley, trying a Scottish accent as the Glasgow-born lieutenant governor of the Virginia colony, Robert Dinwiddie, at least gets a character arc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“The reported fourth quarter indicated some stabilization in the business, but continued unanswered questions about the arc of the company’s recovery,” Sarah Henry, portfolio manager at Logan Capital Management, said over email.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
At one edge of the lake an arc of lights twinkled at a fair distance over the black water—a village, maybe a town.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Emotional arcs are readily discernible, and there are surprising shifts in tempo and density.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
RaiNao, has had one of the most blessed career arcs of her generation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
There are song-like arcs but also an undisturbed flow of improvisation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
The series boasts both monster-of-the-week camp and some of the most moving writing and audacious character arcs that have ever graced the small screen.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
Church bells send arcs of bronze careening off the windows.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Suddenly, the whale’s dark body arced above the surface before diving down to reveal its tail, or fluke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Didion bridged the worlds of Hollywood, journalism and literature in a career that arced most brilliantly in the realms of social criticism and memoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Lawrence's bending shot scuffed a post, while Barisic arced a dipping free-kick form 20 yards off the crossbar.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
Experts who watched videos showing downed power lines agreed wire that was insulated would not have arced and sparked, igniting a line of flame.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
He arced his hand through the air like a banner headline.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
A birthday party had just ended, and he was offered a piece of cake, chocolate with a jelly-bean rainbow arcing across the frosting.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
The delivery to get Rahul was an arcing inswinger, the appeal turned down on the field, then overturned by the replay.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
It soars upward and hangs there for four seconds, six seconds, eight—a black meteor arcing against the blue sky.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
The familiar approach, arcing towards the stumps, heels kicking up, limbs loose.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
Silky cables trailed from the arrows, arcing over the pool and anchoring where they landed to form a huge golden asterisk.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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