glide path
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: a course of action that leads easily to an expected outcome
While Markey has been a fine member of Congress for decades, he isn't owed a glide path to another term.—
Adrian Walker
Adrian Walker… a state that invests more in locking up prisoners than in opening doors to education is on a glide path to mediocrity.—John Stobo
John StoboElite law schools are not always a glide path to becoming a partner at a big law firm.—Elizabeth Olson
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Maryland Reliably blue Maryland was on a glide path to filling their soon-to-be open Senate seat with another Democrat.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Policymakers have expressed confidence that inflation is on a glide path back to the Fed’s 2% target.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
Because barring an epic September collapse, the Dodgers now seem to be on a glide path to another National League West title.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The powerful Brooklyn Democrats did not elaborate Monday on their decisions to withhold immediate endorsement of Harris, who appears to be on a glide path to the nomination.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Policymakers have expressed confidence that inflation is on a glide path back to the Fed’s 2% target.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
Because barring an epic September collapse, the Dodgers now seem to be on a glide path to another National League West title.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The powerful Brooklyn Democrats did not elaborate Monday on their decisions to withhold immediate endorsement of Harris, who appears to be on a glide path to the nomination.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
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“Glide path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glide%20path. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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