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linear

[lin-ee-er] / ˈlɪn i ər /






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We all want a linear path to success.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, most leading tenor saxophonists adapted either the hefty, gruff attack of Coleman Hawkins or the airy, linear style of Lester Young.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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

The old rules of getting rich assumed a linear life.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

As for Alvarez’s linear accelerator, Lawrence did not even submit an estimate—the device was too novel even to calculate a rough construction budget.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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