linear
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Chloe described her grief as constant but ever-changing, moving between denial and acceptance rather than following a "linear" path.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
"Here we have two hominin species that are together. And human evolution is not linear, it's a bushy tree, there are life forms that go extinct."
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
After increasing rapidly in recent years, streaming ad spending is projected to approach $20 billion by 2029, not far off linear TV ad spending, according to estimates from ad consulting firm Madison and Wall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The old rules of getting rich assumed a linear life.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
There were linear streaks of clean floor for the furrows, and linear streaks of dust, the hillocks.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing linear
Expressions and Equations
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Algebra
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STAAR English I: Elements of Literature
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