glancing

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But they took the lead on 10 minutes as striker Vasil Kusej forced the ball across the goal line at the far post after Tomas Holes's glancing header from a corner.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

So if, like with Dalot and Sarr, the full boot makes contact with the leg but it comes off quickly that would be considered glancing.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

“I don’t understand,” they say, glancing down at their EBT card.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

Someone glancing at it would see $811 million of revenue over the last four quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

They moved slowly away, and he watched till they were out of sight and the current of the river flowed undisturbed around him, the sun glancing off its ripples.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo