arc
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You can hear the whole argument in the arc of his songs.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Now it’s up to us to shape the arc of the next century.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
While study coauthor David Hendel was examining images of the ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC 9050-Dw1 for their publication, he noticed a faint, narrow arc that looked like a stellar stream.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
At the other end, she swiped the ball from a driving player, drove to the arc and hit a pull-up 3-pointer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Meanwhile Tseko did the same with another boy, and I saw that the net had formed an arc in the water on one side of the boat.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
The film is Marvel's last big-screen outing before Doomsday, the long-awaited culmination of multiple superhero story arcs after Avengers: Endgame.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Island arcs, chains of volcanoes that develop above subduction zones where one oceanic plate descends beneath another, are often unusually rich in gold.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Often, our life arcs lead us from one solid self to another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Before Alphy, past seasons featured arcs about its citizens and vicars confronting bigotry.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Rupa bent to sweep the floor in tidy arcs, lifting the longer sari draped across the room and ducking under it to reach the far corners of the one-room hut.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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
But as the sound of his melancholy horn arced through a sweltering Pasadena afternoon, one couldn’t help but be grateful to still have him here playing, even after losing everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
Wing Elliot Daly, having pondered a blindside dart off a rolling maul, arced round the back of England's backline.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
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
She plucked, and a tiny jet of water arced out of the river and hit the bridge’s pylon.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
The ultra-fast missiles travel on a high arcing trajectory before crashing down into their target.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
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 familiar approach, arcing towards the stumps, heels kicking up, limbs loose.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
Blackened marks and other signs of damage on the steel structure suggest that arcing occurred, sending electricity through the equipment that was supposed to have been unused, according a new lawsuit filed this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Three Wyrdmarks, forming an arcing line that had to have once been a circle near the body.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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