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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For weeks, the legislation seemed on a glide path to passage after advancing out of the Senate Banking Committee in March, but a delicate bipartisan coalition nearly fell apart as Democrats made a series of surprise demands at the beginning of May.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
Meanwhile, Kenyatta is on a glide path to being reelected DNC vice chair this week.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 13 June 2025
Why isn’t Donald Trump-nominee Miki Bowman on a glide path to approval as Federal Reserve Vice Chairman?
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Rubio, who is well-regarded by both Republicans and Democrats alike, appears to be on a glide path to winning confirmation as secretary of state from his current Senate colleagues while Bondi looks poised to become the nation’s top law enforcement official.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
Meanwhile, Kenyatta is on a glide path to being reelected DNC vice chair this week.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 13 June 2025
Why isn’t Donald Trump-nominee Miki Bowman on a glide path to approval as Federal Reserve Vice Chairman?
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Rubio, who is well-regarded by both Republicans and Democrats alike, appears to be on a glide path to winning confirmation as secretary of state from his current Senate colleagues while Bondi looks poised to become the nation’s top law enforcement official.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Glide path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glide%20path. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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