sloping

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The world's best struggled to get to grips with the task presented by an undulating course with thick rough and sloping greens.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The Cboe volatility indices’ term structure is more steeply sloping, and VIX futures are trading at a fairly large premium to VIX.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The term structures are sloping upwards, particularly in the front end of the curve.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Mr. Lane’s sadly sloping eyebrows, his hunched gait—as if awaiting another blow from a brutal universe—are physical expressions of a man who is doomed to defeat as soon as we see him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Anya did, leading Babulya down the sloping drive.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack