tangent
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But as any viewer of his HBO series, “How to With John Wilson,” will know, he is a master, probably unequaled, of the art of the tangent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
After the reflecting pool tangent, Trump signed executive orders on US customs and protections for civil servants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
"Some of them will run straight, some of them will not start at all, some of them will go off on a tangent or bite each other," she explained.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
Lakers coach JJ Redick went on a bit of a tangent last month about how an overly critical media might be partly responsible for a decline in NBA ratings this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2025
A tangent is a line that just kisses a curve.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
His non sequiturs and off-topic tangents can be frustrating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
That's when he's not veering off into bizarre tangents.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
His segments include references to scandals from the Clinton era, tangents about the workings of the American Bar Association, and detailed breakdowns of the electoral politics of individual states.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025
Our conversation goes on many tangents — the sitcom “Designing Women,” the Oscar race, the musical “Wicked.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
He knew he couldn't tell stories, that he always included extraneous details and tangents that interested only him.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing tangent
Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Geometry - High School
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