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angle

[ang-guhl] / ˈæŋ gəl /


VERB
fish
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I try to approach the stories from that angle: How would I feel if I was asked this question?

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026

The first angle describes how much each of the two basic states contributes to the superposition.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

“The teen idol angle was orchestrated to some degree,” Gray said during a Q&A event in 2012, according to Comic Book Resources.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

There is also another possible business angle behind this push.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Lucky or unlucky, the sharp angle of the tamping iron made all the difference to Phineas.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Its tight curves and angled seams recall aeronautic skins, giving the surface a sense of buzzing movement — an appropriate preview for what’s inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Using a 3-D-printed model of his father’s head, a TV screen and an angled mirror, he created what looked like a hologram of his father.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The left-hander looks susceptible to the ball angled across him.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

We’re mostly beyond hating and bragging at this point, happy to be vertical or angled a bit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The pipe rose out of the cold stove and angled at the mud daubers’ nest.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The company used investments from Sequoia Capital and other VC firms to woo restaurants to the platform with deals, angling for exclusive contracts that would feature their menus just on DoorDash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Rising bond yields can create problems for companies looking to borrow money, and consumers angling to buy a home.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

And in Iowa, a state representative and former Paralympian named Josh Turek is angling for an upset win against GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

I think if I was angling towards a female audience as a stand-up, it wouldn’t work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Before we started angling to get into the wide world again the first question I wanted answered was this whole small-pox epidemic thing.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff


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