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angling

[ang-gling] / ˈæŋ glɪŋ /


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In 2018, a Belfast man who was angling caught a blue shark and was bitten while bringing it on board a boat.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

But some of the tech moguls angling to become our AI overlords aren’t like you and me.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

If Martinez played to left centre-back Mings, Kolo Muani pressed intensely while angling his run to block the pass into Maatsen.

From BBC May 4, 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

I rinse the stain in the sink and wring out the fabric, and then I stand under the hand dryer, angling my body so the hot air hits the wet part.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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