incline
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The visitor descends a long gentle incline, passing a wall of polished black granite that records the names of the 58,000 American soldiers who died in that war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
But traipse past the principal’s office, scale a short incline, and you’ll be rewarded with an 80-foot-long mural that explodes with color.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
The stress and emotional aftermath they’re each facing is a tightrope walk … with an incline.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
In other words, investors may find it a lot more difficult to keep up if the incline gets steeper and steeper.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
So I follow it, and once I’m close to the edge, my headlamp sweeps across a steep incline of volcanic rock behind a couple of bushes.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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