angle
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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
By 1858, the famous Butterfield stagecoaches were ferrying the mail through the cut over the pass, hazarding a vertiginous angle comparable with San Francisco’s Lombard Street, without the switchbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
I did not broach the topic despite thinking it might be a meaningful angle to explore.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Adjusting these phases changes the angle at which the array releases light, making it possible to steer the beam without moving any physical components.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
It lay at a steep angle from the opposite shore straight down into the water of the Tuscan.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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
“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
You want the straight side of each triangle to face outward while both triangles’ angled sides face inward toward each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 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
She angled the face so it reflected sunlight onto the water.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
American lawmakers are already angling to have their say in approving or scuttling the accord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Richarlison was key to the plan, positioning himself partly to block the pass into Villa's right centre midfielder Lamare Bogarde, while angling his body to discourage Emiliano Martinez from playing down Villa's right.
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
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
We seemed to be angling down, heading deeper underground.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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Middle School Geometry, List 1
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Engineering - Introductory
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