diagonal
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Giant anteaters have black and white diagonal stripes, dense shaggy hair and super-sized snouts.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
So with his season on the line on Sunday, McCollum drew up a diagonal full-court sprint that befuddled the Gators’ defense and ended with a wide-open 3-pointer for junior Alvaro Folgueiras.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"But, in the Sagittarius Arm, it's going counterclockwise. We didn't understand how the transition occurred. Then one day, Anna brought in some data, and I went, 'O.M.G., the reversal's diagonal!'"
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
She was holding a cup of coffee and a homemade turkey sandwich — white bread, cut on the diagonal, slathered with Kewpie mayo and layered with lettuce — tucked into a brown paper bag.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026
She paused before it, and then, with one violent, diagonal stroke, ripped away more than half of it and let it fall to the floor.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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