diagonally

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Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

When fully open, the TriFold’s display measures 10 inches diagonally, about the size of a standard tablet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

In the images, several long, nearly parallel features run diagonally across the scene.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

He explained how he coached his players to pass the ball diagonally instead of simply down the wing.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

The wire, strung diagonally from one comer of the parapet to the other, stretched across her view of television antennas, billboards, and the distant arches of Howrah Bridge.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri