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How to use the word slope in a Sentence?

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I do n’t like to do slippery slope, but I ’m also very worried about things like gender-affirming care, since there’s already been so many laws about that recently in other states.

Kristyn Brandi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We utilize the jobs that projects like this provide, [They] provide income for the families on the North Slope.

Nagruk Harcharek

Found on CNN
1 year ago

> Jan 25( Reuters) - Switzerlands Loic Meillard won the mens World Cup giant slalom under lights in Schladming on Wednesday, with fellow countryman Gino Caviezel second fastest down the foggy slopes in the Austrian Alps.Meillard finished 0.59 of a second faster than Caviezel, while Marco Schwarz from Austria came third, 0.81 of a second after Meillard.It was pretty good. It was difficult to get in a rhythm with yesterday and the late finish. I felt good, I like the snow, and I like that slope. So, it was cool.

Switzerlands Loic Meillard

Found on Reuters
1 year ago

Fire will become active with primary movement to the east due to the west winds. Steep drainages will aid the spread with the up canyon/up slope winds and heavy fuels.

Cal Fire

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Alert people must have noted that stock market goes up slightly for 2 days and the 3 rd day it suddenly opens in way deeper in red and takes further lower low. Example NMDC share and all others. The symptom is clear that it is going to be on downward slope till end of Oct 2022 as its down journey started in Oct 2021

Lakshheish M Patel

added by laksheispatel
1 year ago

Always bear in mind that stock market will only grow up when people are not investing in shares. This is done to attract retail investors and making them feel that they have missed the train and the day investors board on the train, it will start going on downward slope with all profits going into the pocket of company owners with big commission to brokers

Lakshheish M Patel

added by laksheishmpatel_2
1 year ago

The stock market of India is on downward slope and better to stay away from it . It is mirroring the same crash as witnessed last time

Lakshheish M Patel

added by laksheishmpatel_1
1 year ago

In 2019, the North Slope Borough brought in [about] $394 million in property taxes from the oil industry. This consistent stream of revenue has allowed the NSB to build a new hospital, several community buildings, establish an elite search and rescue program complete with med-evac service, and establish an investment account fashioned after the Permanent Fund to generate revenue from investments and preserve wealth for future generations, that investment account totaled over $900 million in 2019.

Getty Images

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope.

Daniel Ek

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I would love to ski today, but I would not love to ski in unfair conditions, the wind here is a big, big challenge. And it’s a pity, because you have good weather, you have good snow, you have a perfect slope. We just have to stay patient and do the best.

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

These are the rules, we have to play by them. But it has created unique challenges that we have not seen before. Everybody’s trying to navigate through it the best way they can. But there’s a slippery slope. I don’t think any of us really know where this is going to go. This is the world we’re in right now.

Steve Sarkisian

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There are still a lot of people who will get infected as we descend the slope on the backside.

Lauren Ancel Meyers

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

In the coming years, we expect the Thwaites grounding line in the region to slowly retreat up the seabed slope that it currently rests on as the warm ocean eats away at its underside.

Peter Washam

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s a slippery slope to force somebody to do something on the federal side. There are a lot of people that are really concerned about the vaccine and instead of forcing people to say ‘listen we’re going to force you to do this,’ we need to find out why they’re afraid.

Mia Love

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The virus is spreading extraordinarily fast, if you look at the slopes of this wave that we’re in at the moment, it’s a much steeper slope than the first three waves that South Africa experienced. This indicates that it’s spreading fast and it may therefore be a very transmissible virus.

Willem Hanekom

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They were pushing her up the big slope toward her residence. These heroes were so focused on helping regardless of the inclement weather and they were even covering her with an umbrella, which showed more compassion on their part.

Katty Castro

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Since this is a very quiet neighborhood I was surprised to hear a commotion, laughs and four gentlemen pushing one of my lady residents under a heavy storm in Florida, they were pushing her up the big slope toward her residence. These heroes were so focused on helping regardless of the inclement weather and they were even covering her with an umbrella, which showed more compassion on their part.

Katty Castro

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Unapproved voice cloning is a slippery slope, as soon as you get into a world where you’re making subjective judgment calls about whether specific cases can be ethical, it won’t be long before anything goes.

Andrew Mason

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Realistically, it's still very much an uphill effort, in part because Republicans are so spooked right now by Donald Trump and his base and the complete irrationality, almost paranoia, of that base when it comes to guns, the slippery slope becomes a cliff. If Donald Trump and his base take one step, it's like the world ends.

Chris Murphy

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's so much more fun, when you go down the slope and, like, you're trying to make turns and stuff. Then, when you're at the beach you are just like in the ocean and relaxing.

Joe Pellettiere

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

It's a slippery slope for Musk.

Dan Ives

Found on CNN
3 years ago

That is a very slippery slope, when we talk about US persons, that is a very slippery slope.

Chuck Schumer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Overall value-type stocks probably do better than growth, on the margin, if they’re going to go get another $1 trillion and push bond yields higher and the slope of the yield curve steeper, banks are going to benefit.

David Bahnsen

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Self-reporting can be a slippery slope, and this is where Apple has to be transparent, at least contractually, in what it is asking developers to do and the ramifications thereafter.

Ramon Llamas

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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