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curve

[kurv] / kɜrv /




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"These are young lads. The learning curve needs to be fast."

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

For Schmidt, the ECB is simply "very worried about being behind the curve because of the experiences of 2021-2022".

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

That’s a transformational change — and the Pentagon has been behind the curve, argues Michael C. Horowitz, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Materials designed to curve and then hold that form are often produced by molding polymers and carefully controlling residual stresses inside them.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

As your approximations of the tangent lines get better and better, the points on the curve you use to create the approximations get closer together.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Going into 2027, eurozone bond curves are expected to resume steepening, encouraging debt management offices to continue gradually reducing weighted average maturity, Morgan Stanley strategists say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

You can do the arithmetic: about 20 curves per mile, speed limit 15 mph.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

In the same way a dismal class performance on a business school exam will still yield some A’s, curves also apply in the stock market when a company’s results aren’t necessarily jumping off the page.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

At this point, customer adoption curves are the best indicator of whether the technology and the market are ready for mass rollout.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

I saw the smile that always curves up a bit more on the right side, like you’re holding in a laugh.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

"We say that spacetime is curved by mass," explains Christian Ecker from the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Goethe University Frankfurt.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Designed to blend into the historic Baroque park, they are notable for their curved ceramic facades, daylight from skylights, accessibility features, drinking fountains -- and free use.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

The eatery features Midcentury Modern touches with curved cherry wood walls and paneled ceilings, as well as illuminated white onyx Corian surfaces.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Additionally, the home has a den, built-in storage, curved staircase, outdoor movie pavilion, and 50-foot-long lap pool designed by Johnston Vidal.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Clean air and trees and long brown fields that curved with the hills like patches on a wrinkled blanket.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on the wide, curving interchange road that connects the eastbound 105 Freeway to the southbound 110 Freeway leading to San Pedro, the CHP said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Wearing a shoe called “El Último Tango”—”The Last Dance”—Messi sent a corner kick curving into the most dangerous zone on the pitch, head-high just in front of the net.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Jason Ardizzone West’s abstract set is a construction of curving ramps, accommodating much of the big chorus and festooned with night lights; a large disc hangs above a center platform, occasionally tilting and dipping.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Origami models sometimes rely on folding or curving of paper for additional stiffness.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

Hair the color of autumn leaves and moss-green eyes and horns curving from behind his brow to just above his ears.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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