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The term structures are sloping upwards, particularly in the front end of the curve.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Foiling the visual expectations of a lifetime, the four-door’s glass roof joins the car’s sloping rear deck just over the rear axle, omitting a transparent panel of any kind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The term structures of the VIX futures and of the Cboe volatility indices are sloping upwards.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

But most beat it back to the city without venturing to neighboring Colares, a verdant region of cypress and eucalyptus, with a generous supply of fruit stands and antique shops, gradually sloping to lesser-known beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The noble bust, the sloping shoulders, the graceful neck, the dark eyes and black ringlets were all there;—but her face?

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë