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Recent Examples of trajectory
Still just 24, his career trajectory was interrupted by
(L-R) Brett Baty #22, Pete Alonso #20, Brandon Nimmo #9, Ronny Mauricio #10 and Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets celebrate after defeating the Seattle Mariners at Citi Field on September 03, 2023...
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The third return to Broadway is unusual (and in keeping with the plot of the show) as the musical’s two previous Broadway engagements were in the last five years and the production has had a bumpy trajectory.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
In the course of the discussion, the duo cited the influence of big-picture trends on the company’s trajectory, including Covid, the dual strike of 2023, and a changing marketplace for independent films that is increasingly inhospitable to low-budget titles.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2025
The team used advanced computational methods to identify the object’s distinctive trajectory pattern in the sky.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The third return to Broadway is unusual (and in keeping with the plot of the show) as the musical’s two previous Broadway engagements were in the last five years and the production has had a bumpy trajectory.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
In the course of the discussion, the duo cited the influence of big-picture trends on the company’s trajectory, including Covid, the dual strike of 2023, and a changing marketplace for independent films that is increasingly inhospitable to low-budget titles.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2025
The team used advanced computational methods to identify the object’s distinctive trajectory pattern in the sky.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trajectory
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And company executives said that taking a slow and steady path to the moon can offer Ispace some long-term advantages.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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The settlement also cleared a path for the operator to permanently shutter all services aside from the emergency and behavioral health at Rockville General Hospital in Vernon, The CT Mirror reported.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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But there’s another route this could go down, a silent divorce.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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Every day at the start of practice, the wide receivers line up and run half-speed routes to get loose, while the quarterbacks throw high-arcing passes downfield.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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With a career built on longevity, evolution and unrelenting dominance, Wayne’s career arc is rare, but similar to that of another cultural titan: the Black Mamba, the late NBA great Kobe Bryant.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
6 June 2025
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Over the next two years, I was told dozens of different ways that my very intentional decisions related to content caused major issues with structure, plot, narrative arc, character development, pacing, or, in a couple candid responses, the novel’s ability to sell.—
Aram Mrjoian
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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Helios packs a real punch, with an engine capable of producing 15,000 pounds of thrust and the ability to move a multi-ton payload from low-Earth orbit to geostationary space in less than a day.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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But the natural phenomenon is one all but a few select individuals will ever have the chance to see from the vantage of 250 miles in orbit.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Yet Operation Spider's Web, orchestrated by the SBU intelligence service, was also part of a recurring theme: Ukraine keeps inventing new ways to wage war with drones, and regularly catches Russia by surprise.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Signing up for credit in someone else’s name is a common trick for identity thieves, and one easy way to foil such tricks is to put a freeze on your credit.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
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Protecting Authentic Japanese Whisky The ascent of Japanese whisky on the world’s stage came with an unfortunate side effect: a more deceptive counterpart masquerading under the same name.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The ascent of this 32-year-old Dane has been breathtaking, but the artist, a man at ease with himself, is taking it all in stride.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
2 June 2025
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Ohtani, meanwhile, threw his second live batting practice over the weekend, and remains on track to return sometime after the All-Star break.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Years before the Kendrick Lamar and Drake imbroglio, Pusha T shared his own vicious diss track against the Canadian hip-hop superstar.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
3 June 2025
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“Trajectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trajectory. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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