straight line
Example Sentences
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It may not be a straight line higher from here, but plenty of tailwinds can keep the Okta stock price rally going, particularly if its growth rates continue exceeding market expectations.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Antonelli accepted he was at fault for that, saying: "I was definitely too optimistic. I also took a massive bump and I almost spun in a straight line so also that induced the lock-up."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Like any system that depends on compounding interest — earning a return on the interest in addition to the principal — your investments rarely move in a straight line.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
He realized that the orbital motion results from the tendency of the Moon to move in a straight line, plus a single force pulling it towards the Earth.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
