trajectory
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The conversations about Issa Rae’s trajectory from YouTube to HBO and Tyler Perry keeping many Black actors employed, though consistently coming up against criticism over the quality of his work, both come to mind.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Pyongyang said its latest AI-assisted hypersonic missile followed a "wave-like trajectory" that left South Korea and Japan unable to track it effectively.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Her appointment was widely welcomed by analysts as signaling continuity—a valuable message to send amid concerns about Indonesia’s economic trajectory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The unwelcome trajectory for mortgage rates overshadows some positive news for home buyers: the recovery in housing supply, which has been constrained over the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Kyle stayed on his direct trajectory to Flora and Ulysses, but within seconds, his hover ladder’s infrared collision sensors picked up the approach of Marjory’s platform.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Material leaving the brown dwarf followed trajectories that carried it directly into the star.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
As a result, the companies’ near-term growth trajectories are already largely baked into their stock prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Clark’s Gen X parents earned computer science degrees in the 1990s and secured stable jobs with clear trajectories for career growth straight out of college.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
In the elementary school years, their trajectories diverge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The US Army’s Jupiter-C missile had been tested successfully on several occasions, and the Americans were ahead of the Russians in terms of the systems that guided missiles on their trajectories into space.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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