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angle

[ang-guhl] / ˈæŋ gəl /


VERB
fish
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That angle led to a headline in the California Post, which declared that “Spencer Pratt’s voters could be deciding factor in LA mayor showdown according to latest poll.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

An earlier angle seemed to show Werro had clipped her own leg before falling.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

They calculated latitude from the angle of the sun’s rays and tested the ocean’s depth with lead weights.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Because the spacecraft approached Mars at a high-phase angle, the planet first appeared as a narrow, bright crescent.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Wrinkles angle outward from the narrowed corners of her eyes.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

It’s bold, heavily angled and has a short shelf life?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Robinson, from round the wicket, angled the ball in, then nipped it away off the surface and up the Lord's slope.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

“Our shoes are built differently than anything most people have worn before,” says Matthew Tran, Birchbury’s owner and founder, since the foot sits flat instead of angled downward like conventional dress shoes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

In response to the announcement, Adobe shares angled 1.5% lower to $244.45 in Friday afternoon trading.

From Barron's Apr. 17, 2026

Some pointed straight and high like an equilateral triangle and others were angled like a sail in the wind.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

An angling club has said a fish kill in a County Down river is the "worst environmental event" it has ever witnessed.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The league was angling to reopen existing media deals, potentially giving deep-pocketed streamers a chance to make even more inroads into America’s most popular sport.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

The prediction markets have spent a lot of energy of late angling to convince people that they are not the complete and total Wild West that they have often appeared to be.

From Slate Apr. 24, 2026

Mobileye is also angling for a presence in India, the world’s third-biggest car market, where it sees “significant potential for growth” for advanced driving software.

From MarketWatch Apr. 23, 2026

“I remember that one now,” he said with a smirk, angling his chin up.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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