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 Senate voted 61-35, with 60 votes required, to limit debate on the measure, setting it on a glide path to passage next week.
—Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
And a stopgap spending bill that would mean the nation avoided a government shutdown appeared on a glide path to passage, despite grumblings from some House Republicans and Musk.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Some nominees, such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, former congressman Sean Duffy for transportation secretary, and John Ratcliffe for CIA director, seem to be on a glide path to confirmation, NPR's Susan Davis tells Up First.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Fetterman could be the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to meet with Trump since the November election put Trump on a glide path back to the White House.
—Dave Goldiner, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
And a stopgap spending bill that would mean the nation avoided a government shutdown appeared on a glide path to passage, despite grumblings from some House Republicans and Musk.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Some nominees, such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, former congressman Sean Duffy for transportation secretary, and John Ratcliffe for CIA director, seem to be on a glide path to confirmation, NPR's Susan Davis tells Up First.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Fetterman could be the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to meet with Trump since the November election put Trump on a glide path back to the White House.
—Dave Goldiner, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Glide path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glide%20path. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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