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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The bill is likely on a glide path to the desk of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The first public beta of the next version, iOS 26, is due to land any second now (read this for exactly when) and what could be the final big release of the current cycle, iOS 18, is on the glide path, too.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The correction put Darvish on a glide path, recalling some of his best work in five years with the Padres.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Southern Arizona Democrats have crowned Adelita Grijalva the victor of a July 15 U.S. House special primary election, setting the former Pima County supervisor on a glide path to succeed her father in Congress.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The first public beta of the next version, iOS 26, is due to land any second now (read this for exactly when) and what could be the final big release of the current cycle, iOS 18, is on the glide path, too.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The correction put Darvish on a glide path, recalling some of his best work in five years with the Padres.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Southern Arizona Democrats have crowned Adelita Grijalva the victor of a July 15 U.S. House special primary election, setting the former Pima County supervisor on a glide path to succeed her father in Congress.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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“Glide path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glide%20path. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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