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glide

[glahyd] / glaɪd /


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Tech scion David Ellison for months projected confidence that his blockbuster Hollywood merger was on a glide path to completion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

"Jian and the other microraptors probably weren't capable of true, powered flight, but they could probably glide like a flying squirrel," says O'Connor.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

“A consensus 80,000 print with unemployment at 4.3% says slow glide, not stall,” First Citizens Bank’s Phil Neuhart said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

"We feel super strongly about keeping the price of a flat white under £4 for as long as possible," Anthony Duckworth tells me, as rowing boats glide past.

From BBC May 28, 2026

I even hum the viola parts as I glide the bow across the strings.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

It is layered under a sheer, billowed-sleeve floor-length windbreaker that glides on the runway.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

Where her music was once jittery, now it glides.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Nothing seems to ruffle his fur as this political veteran glides from crisis to crisis with feline calm, and the lick of a paw.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

From the first moments she glides across the frame, Paltrow is pulling focus.

From Salon Dec. 22, 2025

The waiter smiles and kind of glides away.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

On Thursday afternoon, Shadow glided into the nest with KD1 not far behind, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that runs the livestream.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

As a flotilla of tall ships glided by behind him, he asked Americans to "reject the two-dimensional view of your fellow citizens and reject the two-dimensional view of your country."

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

In a sparkly gold dress, the 20-year-old floated above the pressure, bopped along to the music of Donna Summer and glided her way to stardom—and the top of the podium.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

Masterful France captain Dupont again glided through the Welsh defence but centre Brau-Boirie lost possession with the try-line beckoning.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2026

Animals smiled as the owl glided over, hooting, “Don’t be afraid! A little caution is all you need!”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Then they spend hours gliding downstream past scenery that might as well be a Northern California highlight reel: vineyards, redwood forests and eventually a beach scene full of driftwood and sea stacks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Increasingly, the journey starts with a squat silver floor robot gliding beneath a storage rack, lifting a shelf and carrying it across a warehouse to a waiting worker.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Rather than flying like modern birds, these dinosaurs were probably adapted for gliding.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

This is the airspace Gilgeous-Alexander is gliding into at age 27.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

It’s like they’re somewhere else, gliding and spinning.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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