straight line
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"Significant changes rarely move in a straight line," Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz said in a statement sent to AFP by the International Capital Tax Commission before Monday's projections.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
But it won’t necessarily be a straight line, with the fourth-quarter low having been touched in October in 14 of the 23 midterm years since 1930.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
"He wanted a straight line to be drawn on a map to look like a straight line in reality if you followed a compass bearing," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Walk in a straight line placing the heel of one foot directly in front of the toes of the other foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The top and bottom peaks of the diamond were elongated into a straight line, and it seemed to be symmetrically perfect.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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