in motion
phrase
1
: moving sense 1
a busy person who's always in motion
2
American football, of an offensive player
: running parallel to the line of scrimmage before the snap
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Instead, the marketing team (or the AI) creates a brief that sets everything else in motion.
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Phoena Pang,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Barbecue, as a tangible thing (and an idea) is always in motion.
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Adrian Miller,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
According to the recall notice posted by the NHTSA, the transmission park pawl may engage while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in park system damage.
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Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Eadweard Muybridge, among the first to put pictures in motion, knew by instinct that many of those pictures should contain naked people.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The German robot developer Neura has put more than a thousand industrial workers in motion-capture suits, and is using these data to train humanoids.
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Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Tectonic plates are constantly in motion, and along the San Andreas fault, this movement is at a rate of 1-2 inches per year.
—
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
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Phoena Pang,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Barbecue, as a tangible thing (and an idea) is always in motion.
—
Adrian Miller,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
According to the recall notice posted by the NHTSA, the transmission park pawl may engage while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in park system damage.
—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Eadweard Muybridge, among the first to put pictures in motion, knew by instinct that many of those pictures should contain naked people.
—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The German robot developer Neura has put more than a thousand industrial workers in motion-capture suits, and is using these data to train humanoids.
—
Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Tectonic plates are constantly in motion, and along the San Andreas fault, this movement is at a rate of 1-2 inches per year.
—
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
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“In motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20motion. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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