incline
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Alexander Hamilton warned the constitutional delegates that “if we incline too much to democracy, we shall shoot into a monarchy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
As the incline got steeper, I opened the companion app on my phone and pressed “Boost.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The stress and emotional aftermath they’re each facing is a tightrope walk … with an incline.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 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 made my way over to where the hill started its incline, dotted with low shrubs and a thin veil of elm trees.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Walking around may require navigating steep inclines or stairwell-like sidewalks, but over the past century the city has developed a unique transit system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“If you have to venture north or south, you are destined to hit inclines that are not for every able body.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
There are a couple of entr’actes in which the clown, teased by his former supervisor, inclines toward the Grinchy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
He is rarity - as a mountainous country Eritrea mostly produces "climbers", cyclists who race especially well on steep inclines.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
This model was also equipped with built-in lifts and an amorphous surface, so that it could simulate walking up inclines and staircases.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
If the downward trend in housing remains intact, the Fed might be inclined to do nothing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Although it's vital to advertise live shows, "the more you show... the less inclined people are to go", she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll last month, only a third of Massachusetts primary voters said Markey’s age made them less inclined to support him.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
And around USC, everyone seems inclined to agree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Ophie finally asked when the ghost did not seem inclined to leave without an answer.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
The young woman in the sepia-toned photograph curtsies gracefully, inclining her head and smiling sweetly at the camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
The sickening realization of the Titanic's imminent fate came when Jessop turned to say something to a fellow stewardess and saw that the "forward part" of the ship was inclining toward the dark ocean.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022
She would like to see changes, inclining a Senedd creche, the introduction of job shares and an increase in the number of MSs to decrease workload.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2021
Since then, the pair's paths have diverged, with Appleblim's housier releases inclining more towards the dancefloor, and Shackleton's series of Drawbar Organ EPs offering playful experimentalism.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2013
He held out his hand, inclining his head.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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