curve

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Yet Chen said Friday that the Federal Reserve is already behind the curve on hiking interest rates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

As gravitational waves slowly shrink the orbit, they subtly alter the shape and motion of the caustic curve.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Some smile, and some pensively stare over the curve of the David Geffen Galleries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

There is usually a learning curve in the playoffs—the Pistons had to lose to figure out how to get through the Celtics, the Bulls had to figure out the Pistons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

And then, as I rounded the final curve, the solution came to me, so clear and simple that I laughed out loud.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom