linear
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“Anytime you see parabolic moves or linear vertical moves, that’s telling you that it’s less about a sober assessment of a company’s prospects on a straight valuation basis than it is about people chasing momentum.”
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
We all want a linear path to success.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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
Comcast’s Sky appears in a favorable position to negotiate given the linear TV part of ITV’s business is struggling and it won’t want to pay a big premium to buy it, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
When passenger pigeons found an area with grain or nuts to eat, they formed a long, linear front that advanced forward, heads peck-peck- pecking at the ground.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Expressions and Equations
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STAAR English I: Elements of Literature
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