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incline

[in-klahyn, in-klahyn, in-klahyn] / ɪnˈklaɪn, ˈɪn klaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn /






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In other words, investors may find it a lot more difficult to keep up if the incline gets steeper and steeper.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Cardio is different forms of interval running four days a week, and then walking on the treadmill on a steep incline two days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

He also recorded the first “DNF” of his marathon career at the Paris Olympics, dropping out right after the steepest incline on the course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Alexander’s athletes would run his pass rushing drills up the hill’s steep incline.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

This is not saying much, as the Giddy-Yap, Rainbow! books incline toward the cheerful.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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