incline
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As the incline got steeper, I opened the companion app on my phone and pressed “Boost.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"I spoke about Paris being a reference point where hopefully we'll see a pretty steep incline in terms of performances," said Doris.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
I’m doing heavy resistance training, or I’m doing incline walking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
The inquest heard it was not possible to know whether the campervan's handbrake had been left off before it rolled down the steep incline.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
There was no one on the bridge, the incline concealed him from the rear, and in front of him was nothing but water...and across it the mainland shore.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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