arc
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That the arc of the moral universe must bend toward justice is already a daily practice for so many Americans.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 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
“The historic arc of Downtown L.A. is one of transformation and opportunity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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
Her nails were filed in a perfect arc, just beyond the tip of her finger.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Before Alphy, past seasons featured arcs about its citizens and vicars confronting bigotry.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Emotional arcs are readily discernible, and there are surprising shifts in tempo and density.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The task required the writers to rehearse for months to map out contingencies and shape character arcs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
There are song-like arcs but also an undisturbed flow of improvisation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Examples, explanations, violated expectations, elaborations, sequences, causes, and effects are arcs of coherence that pinpoint how one statement follows from another.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Robinson left-footed the ball to an unmarked Dest at the top of the box, a shot that was blocked in the wall, then arced toward the goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
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
Bath were shocked as Ramm powered through a gap between defenders and arced away from the covering Bailey to score the home side's third try in fewer than 15 minutes.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 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
Here the world was enormous, all endless horizon; her words arced and disappeared as though into a wind-chopped ocean.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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
We whizzed by, arcing back up into the air, and the guards followed my attack with their own.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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