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oblique

[uh-bleek, oh-bleek, uh-blahyk, oh-blahyk] / əˈblik, oʊˈblik, əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk /




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Jamaica's Oblique Seville claimed a stunning victory in the men's 100m, obliterating a line-up featuring Olympic champion Noah Lyles by finishing in 9.86 secs.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

Oblique, poetic and sumptuously sung, it’s a welcome moment of Zen.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

This direct address, and the visual clarity of her preferred typeface, Futura Bold Oblique, were quickly appropriated by the fields Kruger sought to criticize.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2021

If creativity is connecting disparate dots, Oblique Strategies is a gift box full of dots.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2020

Rectangular Impact of Bullet, with highly Oblique Line of Fracture of the Femur204 17.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry




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