slope
Example Sentences
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The construct of volatility derivatives remains quite bullish in its outlook for stocks, though, since the term structures slope upwards and the VIX futures are trading at a premium to VIX.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Admire how the ETF’s 50-day simple moving average is beginning to slope higher for the first time since November.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
But letting the popularity of an activity determine its legality is a slippery slope.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
He was inches from making birdie in the shootout, unlucky that his ball did not tumble down the slope to the hole-side in the same way as McIlroy's approach managed to do.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“We’re just trying to make the world a little sweeter,” Duke said after the Dog Squad rolled the bad guy down the slope and turned him into a giant snowball.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing slope
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Expressions and Equations
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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