diagonal
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SpotGamma explains that a put diagonal spread combines the sale of a shorter-dated put with the purchase of a longer-dated put at a different strike price.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The chip is giant, taking up an entire 300 millimeter silicon wafer, almost a foot long across the chip’s diagonal line.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Downtown Los Angeles’ street grid is diagonal, a legacy of Spanish rule.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Traditionally, skiers negotiate the steepest terrain of a course by feathering their skis at a slight diagonal and elongating their stride to help them conserve energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
In a magic square, a grid was filled with a consecutive set of numbers so every row, column, and diagonal added up to the same number.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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