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angle

[ang-guhl] / ˈæŋ gəl /


VERB
fish
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"One needle was bent in a 90-degree angle when it was removed," the filing states.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The past few days of Pike’s life were marked by a seesaw of court decisions as her lawyers tried every angle to save her life.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

They crept down 200 yards, feeling the angle of the slope grow easier with each step.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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 “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

Karvelas was not finished when he was last man out in Sussex's first innings and, taking the new-ball, separated the Essex opening pair with an angled a delivery into Paul Walter's stumps.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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

Pet moved its head, and the smoke angled newly.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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

The Topolino immediately hooked the crowd, with onlookers angling to snap photos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

We seemed to be angling down, heading deeper underground.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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