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The runway slope and width create what’s known as a crowned runway illusion that distorts a pilot’s perception of height and distance during their final approach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

A steep slope makes water move quickly, while a shallow slope produces slower flow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Lo, the downward slope of 2026—already, by this writing, a record year in value for IPOs and mergers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Given how precarious the slope was, the group decided Mingma G would hang back and monitor by drone, instructing the three climbers.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

But between the scree slope and the Mountains, glimpsed only as a white glitter, lay what Renn had been dreading.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The loss of glacier ice can also destabilise mountain slopes and increase the risk of landslides in some places - which can lead to flash flooding in extreme cases, as seen in Nepal in August.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Researchers at the University of Montpellier's Laboratory of Geography and Land Planning have developed evacuation routes that account for slopes, obstacles, walking speeds, and potential bottlenecks.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

All of the dwellings along the beachfront stretch sit on land that slopes toward the ocean, providing jaw-dropping views over the water.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

“Furthermore, image errors on steep slopes and high-precision monitoring over vast and complex terrain remain an international challenge,” the embassy said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

He tramped steadily down the hill slopes without even turning to see whether Taran and the others were able to keep up with him.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

If you have a sloped yard that struggles with runoff, consider planting ground cover, such as buckwheat and coyote brush, which act as a protective carpet over the soil and slow the flow of water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

At peak times on Saturday, just before sunset, the narrow two-way street to Duryea’s is filled with cars as high-heeled and preppy patrons walk along the sloped grassy shoulder of the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Now that his youngest son had moved out, the 56-year-old retired home builder wanted to downsize from his 6-acre, sloped property to a 2,200 square-foot house in Hayden, Idaho, which he had built himself.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 20, 2025

And the head of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, said that their own agents weren’t on that roof because it was sloped and therefore dangerous, which is a strange response.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2024

The outer fall was indeed no longer sheer, but sloped outwards a little.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

The light, arid climate and mountains sloping into the sea reminded her of Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Designed by renowned architect Eero Saarinen and opened in 1962, the terminal has a dramatic, glass-walled facade with a sloping roofline that recalls a wingspan.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

The electric letters glow white against a black wall, their message spelled out with odd capitalizations, in Ms. Emin’s distinctive, sloping script.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Also, the rest of the term structure is sloping upwards, and the futures are trading at a premium to VIX.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

I give her my mother's face—thin sloping nose, light brown freckles, a pink bow of a mouth.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton