curve
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“The pressure is on the long end of the U.S. Treasury curve given not only supply of Treasurys but also from the hyperscalers,” said Jens Peter Sorensen, chief analyst at Danske, in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Because so much copper is stockpiled in the U.S., the cost of copper futures for near-term delivery is cheaper than for further-out delivery—a futures curve shape described as contango.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Many videos on social media promoting lymphatic massage show a woman either standing sideways, facing the front or perhaps lying down with her stomach showing a slight - and very normal - curve outwards.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
At first, the flattening yield curve appeared to be contributing to the sector’s weakness.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
“What a beautiful view,” Shepherd told the command center as he looked out the tiny porthole of his capsule, flying high enough to see the Earth’s curve.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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The two-dimensional surface itself is finite and has no border because it curves back around.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
While female curves and volumes offer her a traditional dressmaking structure, women in the present tense, ego and id, are not part of this vision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
"We have to understand that we're heading for catastrophe if we don't bend the curves" of greenhouse gas emissions, Jouzel said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
After the road opens up, the drivers make short work of the curves while maintaining a respectful distance from one another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
I look and I look and I don’t see no settlement but who knows what’s around the bends and curves?
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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Its Bauhaus-inspired headquarters features a curved front resembling a camera lens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
One of the species was named Callipallene pilosuspedes because of the long, curved spines covering the lower portions of its legs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Also, curved walls like this are so expensive; architects never get a budget to do stuff like that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Once inside, curved cherrywood ceilings and tree-like pillars tower over the tables, booths and bar for a cinematic effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Then she curved her left arm over her head and leaned her body toward her right foot.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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With what looks like a cataract occluding one eye for extra scariness points, and a ring of long white hair curving around his otherwise bald head, he’s played with gusto by Dan Stevens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
But it soon began curving around the Arctic Ocean arriving in Iceland in the early evening before sweeping southwards to treat the UK to part of its wonder.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Malik Tillman’s exquisitely placed, curving free kick for a goal in the 82nd minute might have been Messi-esque, but the call on Balogun?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Egyptian had been fouled on the edge of the area, making Qarabag pay when he took Dominik Szoboszlai's quick touch to send a curving left-foot free-kick past goalkeeper Mateusz Kochalski into the top corner.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
Ghostly, curving tracks swept over the rink like the flights of birds.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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