angle
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He insisted his officers were keeping an "open mind" and considering "every possible angle" in the security scare, including the possible role of "proxies" working knowingly or unknowingly for a foreign state.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Another angle: Tax-free bond yields are in a sweet spot.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Because it protrudes at a slight angle, swells approaching from the south or southwest bounce off the jetty and mutate into triangular peaks—hence the spot’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"For patients living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, this research opens a genuinely new therapeutic angle one that connects the food on their plate to the inflammation in their gut," said Dr. Sheikh.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
He could feel, suddenly, how it worked—how to angle the way the air hit the shape of the coat.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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The “stuff” being a body of work angled toward wistful ruminations on familial heritage, the search for brotherhood and “the question of what to do with all the sorrow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 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
It is a Campbell’s-inspired soup can, lightly angled so strands of broccoli are peeking out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He played sensibly, taking 80 balls over his 58, until he was bowled by a wicked delivery from Foulkes that angled in, then straightened.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Rather than solid walls, it had angled wooden slats designed to let in plenty of light.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Rising bond yields can create problems for companies looking to borrow money, and consumers angling to buy a home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Walters’ supporters further argue that Oxford’s statements implicating Walters—as well as Travis’ testimony against him—were tainted, the result of the men being coerced by police and angling for lighter sentences.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 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
In the second half, Kane stepped up higher, with the attackers angling their press.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Its hinges squealed as the large square of metal crept along, angling shut like the slow-motion capture of aVenus flytrap.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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